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Supermassive Black Holes Are Believed to Be Located at the Center

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Supermassive black holes are believed to be located at the center of many galaxies because


A) the rotation curve of the galaxy indicates that 90% of the galaxy is dark matter.
B) the orbital motion of material near the center is very fast and indicates a very massive core.
C) the shape of the bulge in all spiral galaxies can only be supported by a supermassive black hole.
D) the spiral structure requires a black hole to maintain the spiral arms.
E) the orbital speeds of a globular clusters in the galaxy are greater than the speed of light.

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