At What Rate Would a 25 M_SUN Star Lose Mass

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At what rate would a 25 M_SUN star lose mass via stellar winds (in M_SUN/yr) in order to reduce its mass by 20 percent in its lifetime? The main-sequence lifespan is about 7 million years.

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