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Ranking the main-sequence lifetimes of the stars.

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The required ranking from shortest to longest lifetime is c<e<f<b<d<a_.

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The life time of the main sequence stars are depend on the mass of the main sequence stars. The lifetime is inversely proportional to the mass. Thus, if the mass of the star is large, the lifetime will be less.

Here the highest mass is Rigel and lowest mass is Sun. Thus, the required ranking from shortest to longest lifetime is c<e<f<b<d<a_.

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