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    We Know That Spiral Galaxies Contain Dark Matter Because the Gas
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We Know That Spiral Galaxies Contain Dark Matter Because the Gas

Question 49

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We know that spiral galaxies contain dark matter because the gas in the disk rotates with a velocity that decreases in a way that is proportional to r -1/2.

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