Spectroscopic binaries are difficult to analyze because
a. we can't measure the radial velocities of each star in the system.
b. we can't see the shape or tilt of the orbit.
c. we can't find the diameters of the stars.
d. we can't determine the luminosities of the stars.
e. the Doppler shift is not measurable.
B
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