How Does Gravitational Lensing Tell Us About the Mass of a Galaxy

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Multiple Choice

How does gravitational lensing tell us about the mass of a galaxy cluster?

• A)The lensing allows us to determine the orbital speeds of galaxies in the cluster,so that we can determine the mass of the cluster from the orbital velocity law.
• B)The lensing broadens spectral lines,and we can use the broadening to "weigh" the cluster.
• C)Using Einstein's general theory of relativity,we can calculate the cluster's mass from the precise way in which it distorts the light of galaxies behind it.
• D)Newton's universal law of gravitation predicts how mass can distort light,so we can apply Newton's law to determine the mass of the cluster.

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