A classical approach used to determine the mass distribution of a galaxy in terms of observed rotational velocities is applied to analytic solutions of Newtonian systems of N discrete bodies (so mass distributions are known). Predictions significantly exaggerate the amount of mass distributed at larger distances from the center; e.g., rather than the actual 5% of mass on the outer edges, the method could predict over 80%. Explanations are given for the differences.
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