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BIO If the person in Exercise 34.54 chooses ordinary
Chapter 34, Problem 57E(choose chapter or problem)
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?
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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?
ANSWER:
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.