Two stars of different mass move directly toward each other. As the distance between the stars decreases, the speed of the stars
A. stays the same for both.
B. stays constant for the smaller one and decreases for the larger one.
C. gets smaller for both.
D. stays constant for the larger one and increases for the smaller one.
E. increases for both.
Answer: E
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