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Chapter 34 Problem 57E

Question

Problem 57E

BIO If the person in Exercise 34.54 chooses ordinary glasses over contact lenses, what power lens (in diopters) does she need to correct her vision if the lenses are 2.0 cm in front of the eye?

34.54 . BIO A person can see clearly up close but cannot focus on objects beyond 75.0 cm. She opts for contact lenses to correct her vision. (a) Is she nearsighted or farsighted? (b) What type of lens (converging or diverging) is needed to correct her vision? (c) What focal length contact lens is needed, and what is its power in diopters?

Solution

Solution 57E

Step 1

Lens formula is,

The power of the lens is,

Here, s is object distance, is image distance and f is focal length.

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

BIO If the person in Exercise 34.54 chooses ordinary

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