Applying the Newton's Version of Kepler's Third Law (Or the Orbital

question 54

Multiple Choice

Applying the Newton's version of Kepler's third law (or the orbital velocity law) to a star orbiting 40,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy allows us to determine

• A)the total mass of the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
• B)the mass of the black hole thought to reside in the center of the galaxy.
• C)the percentage of the galaxy's mass that is made of dark matter.
• D)the mass of the Milky Way Galaxy that lies within 40,000 light-years of the galactic center.

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