A nearsighted person cannot see beyond 25 cm. Assuming that the separation of the glass from the eye is 1 cm, find the power of lens needed to see distant objects.
Shane Macguire , 10 Years ago
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Deepak Patra
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Sol. For the near sighted person,
v = distance of image from glass
= distance of image from eye – separation between glass and eye
= 25 cm – 1cm = 24 cm = 0.24m
So, for the glass, u = ∞ and v = – 24 cm = –0.24m
So, 1/f = 1/v – 1/u = 1/-0.24 – 1/∞ = - 4.2 D
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