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Chapter 23 Problem 83

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How large is the image of the Sun on a camera sensor with \((a)\) a 35-mm-focal-length lens, \((b)\) a 50-mm-focal-length lens, and \((c)\) a 105-mm-focal-length lens? The Sun has diameter \(1.4 \times 10^6~ \mathrm{km}\), and it is \(1.5 \times 10^8~ \mathrm{km}\) away.

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From the textbook chapter Light: Geometric Optics you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

How large is the image of the Sun on a camera sensor with

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