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Not velocity - momentum is what is conserved. So the black hole could have absorbed the equal and opposite momentum, but being more massive, not gained much velocity. Or, a hypothetical scenario in separating the two it could have flung them in opposite directions, in which case it would be net zero momentum. (But I don't know if - and kind of doubt whether - that is a possible outcome of a three-body interaction.)


relevant:

Factual explanation of the 3 body problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem

And the 1st book of an (excellent) si-fi triology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel)




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