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Chapter 27 Problem 68P

Question

Problem 68P

A grade school student plans to build a 35-power telescope as a science fair project. She starts with a magnifying glass with a focal length of 5.0 cm as the eyepiece. What focal length is needed for her objective lens?

Solution

Step 1 of 2

Here we need to determine the focal length of the objective lens. The magnification of the telescope is given to be  and the focal lengths of eyepiece lens is  and objective lens is .

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

A grade school student plans to build a 35-power telescope

Chapter 27 textbook questions

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