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BIO A person with a near point of 85 cm, but excellent
Chapter 34, Problem 111P(choose chapter or problem)
A person with a near point of 85 cm, but excellent distant vision, normally wears corrective glasses. But he loses them while traveling. Fortunately, he has his old pair as a spare.
(a) If the lenses of the old pair have a power of +2.25 diopters, what is his near point (measured from his eye) when he is wearing the old glasses if they rest 2.0 cm in front of his eye?
(b) What would his near point be if his old glasses were contact lenses instead?
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QUESTION:
A person with a near point of 85 cm, but excellent distant vision, normally wears corrective glasses. But he loses them while traveling. Fortunately, he has his old pair as a spare.
(a) If the lenses of the old pair have a power of +2.25 diopters, what is his near point (measured from his eye) when he is wearing the old glasses if they rest 2.0 cm in front of his eye?
(b) What would his near point be if his old glasses were contact lenses instead?
ANSWER:Solution 111P
Step 1
Identify and set up:
The reciprocal of the focal length of the lens can be defined as power of the lens.