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I assumed that I am able to plug in the schwarzschild radius for the radius, G is a constant, and I am given the luminosity and mass. When I plug those in I can solve for deltaM and deltaR (which is the rate of accretion).

Homework Statement Quasars arise when supermassive black holes swallow nearby gas, or even entire stars. Their masses are typically 10&7 solar masses, and their luminosities are typically around 10&39 W. Hide the children! Roughly how many stars must one of these monsters eat per year, in order...