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Thanks for your help. I understand almost all it, but I not how you found the total mass. Why did you insert another M into the integral? It comes out to the right answer, but I don't understand the logic behind it. Thanks again.

Hello, I am having a lot of trouble understanding exactly what the initial mass function is. I have a problem in which I am given the IMF for a globular cluster of stars, dN/dm=am^(-2.35) and the total mass of the cluster, 10^6 solar masses, and asked to find the constant a. Could someone help...