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Calculating Black Hole Power

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In this black hole learning exercise, students use a given equation that relates the rate of matter falling into a black hole to the power emitted by the black hole to determine accreted mass.

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black holes, galaxies

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black holes, galaxies, solar luminosities, math
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10th - 12th
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