Dark Matter - How strong is it at a galaxy periphery?

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At the periphery of galaxies like the Milky Way, dark matter significantly influences gravitational acceleration, particularly at distances around 50,000 light-years from the center. The discussion suggests that at this distance, the effects of dark matter and visible matter are comparable, with dark matter dominating beyond this range. Estimates indicate that the gravitational acceleration due to dark matter could be around 75% compared to visible matter at 50 kiloparsecs. Observations of other galaxies support similar conclusions regarding the distribution of dark and visible matter. Overall, dark matter's influence increases with distance from the galactic center, highlighting its critical role in galaxy dynamics.
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How strong is the influence of dark matter typically at the periphery (50.000 LY away from the center) for example in the Milky Way

I mean is the Acceleration Due to Gravity (due to dark matter) (typically) 80% - 85% - 90% - 95 % - or 97% stronger as the Acceleration Due to Gravity caused by visible matter.
 
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Here is a website I found which discusses this. v^2 is proportional to the mass inside divided by the radius, and the mass inside is proportinal to the gravitational force and the stars acceleration due to gravity.
1pc = 3,3 ly.

Compared to the Milky Way, other galaxies are easier to observe, but I think the situation is similar here. At ~50kly, dark and visible matter have a similar influence, further away from the center dark matter dominates - the presented fit indicates a distribution of 25%/75% at 50kpc.
 
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