What is the comets speed at the midpoint

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A binary star system has two stars, each with the same mass as our sun, separated by 8.00×1011m . A comet is very far away and essentially at rest. Slowly but surely, gravity pulls the comet toward the stars. Suppose the comet travels along a straight line that passes through the midpoint between the two stars. What is the comet's speed at the midpoint in m/s?

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