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Because the black hole can't form from a star of 50 to 130 solar masses but it can, for example, start at 40 solar masses, collapse into a black hole, and then
by jschwartzi 7y ago
Because the black hole can't form from a star of 50 to 130 solar masses but it can, for example, start at 40 solar masses, collapse into a black hole, and then accumulate another 20 solar masses over its lifetime to become a black hole of 60 solar masses.
Edit: the mechanics of this are left as an exercise to the reader.