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An object is held 46.9 cm away from a lens. The lens has a focal length of -22.8

ID: 1703247 • Letter: A

Question

An object is held 46.9 cm away from a lens. The lens has a focal length of -22.8 cm.

a.) Determine the image distance.
__cm

b.) Determine the magnification.
_____

c.) If the object is 0.9 cm long, determine the image height.
__cm

d.) Which of the following are true about the image? Choose all that apply.

__The image is real.
__The image is virtual.
__The image is upright.
__The image is inverted.


e.) Which of the following are true about the lens? Choose all that apply.

__The lens is converging.
__The lens is diverging.
__The lens is concave.
__The lens is convex.

Explanation / Answer

Object distance, do = 46.9 cm

Focal length, f = 22.8 cm

(a)

From the lens equation,

1 / f = (1/ do) + (1 / di)

(1/di) = (1/f) -(1/do)

          = (1/ 22.8 ) - ( 1/ 46.9 )

           = 0.044 - 0.0213

           = 0.0227

Image distance, di = 44.1 cm

(b)

Magnification, M = - di / do

                           = - 44.1 / 46.9

                           = - 0.94

(c)

Magnification, M = h' / h

Image height, h' = M * h

                          = - 0.94 * 0.9

                          = - 0.85 cm

[ Here, -ve sign indicates inverted image ]

(d)

Image is real because image distance is positive

Image is inverted because the image height is negative

(e)

The lens is convex (or ) converging since the focal length is positive.

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