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The sun orbits the galaxy at 220 km/s at a distance of 8500 parsecs from the centre of the galaxy. If the density of matter in the galaxy drops off proportional to 1/r, what would be the Keplerian velocity of a star orbiting at a radius of 1000 parsecs? What would be the Keplerian velocity of that star if the density of matter in the galaxy drops proportional to 1/r2 ? What is the density of matter in the vicinity of the sun in this 1/r2 case?