Hunting a black hole. Observations of the light from a certain star indicate that it is part of a binary (two-star) system. This visible starhas orbital speed v = 270 km/s, orbital period T = 23.2 days, and approximate mass m₁ = 6.5Ms, where Ms is the Sun's mass, 1.99 × 1030kg. Assume that the visible star and its companion star, which is dark and unseen, are both in circular orbits (see the figure). Find theratio of the approximate mass m² of the dark star to Ms.NumberUnitsM2mi

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