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Chapter 26 Problem 130IP

Question

Referring to Example 26–7

(a) What object distance is required to give an image with a magnification of \(+2.0\)? ? Assume that the focal length of the lens is \(+5.0 \mathrm{~cm}\).

(b) What is the location of the image in this case?

Solution

Step 1 of 3

(a)

In the reference example, we need to find the distance of the object required to get an image with a magnification  and the focal length of the lens is given to be .

The magnification of the image is given by,

                                        

Where is tge magnification of the image, and are the distance of image and object from the lens respectively.

Solving for ,

                                        ……..1

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Referring to Example (a) What object distance is required

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