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Grade 12General Physics

Define magnifying power of a telescope. Write its expression. A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 150 em and an eye piece of focal length 5 em. If this telescope is used to view a 100 m high tower 3 km away, find the height of the final image when it is formed 25 em away from the eye piece. ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
The magnifing power of a telescope is a function of the distance P from the objective lens to the object viewed. as well as of the focal lengths of the lenses.