What are the masses of the two stars

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In an eclipsing spectroscopic binary system, the maximum radial velocities for the two components are 20 and 5 km/s. The orbit is circular, and the orbital period is 5 years. It takes .3 days from the start of the eclipse to the main minimum, which the lasts one day.

a) What are the masses of the two stars?

b) What are the radii of the two stars?

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