Question: Orbiting Galaxies Part B ( 5 pts . ) If we include dark matter, the two galaxies have a total mass of 6 x 1

Orbiting Galaxies Part B (5 pts.)
If we include dark matter, the two galaxies have a total mass of 6x1041 kg. What is the orbital period?
(a) About 2.60 x 1010 yr (8.2 x 1017 s)
(b) About 1.15 x 1010 yr (3.6 x 1017 s)
(c) About 4.66 x 109 yr (1.5 x 1017 s)
(d) About 2.26 x 109 yr (7.1 x 1016 s)
(e) About 5.43 x 108 yr (1.7 x 1015 s)

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