Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Ray Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 693: 73

Answer

$15.7\;\rm cm$

Work Step by Step

We are given that $$s+s'=60\;\rm cm\tag 1$$ and that the magnification is 2 but since the image is real and the object is real, the image is inverted. $$m=-2\tag 2$$ where $m=-\dfrac{s'}{s}$ and $s'$, from (1), $=60-s$, so that $$-2=-\dfrac{60-s}{s}$$ $$s=\bf 20\;\rm cm$$ And hence, $$s'=\bf 40\;\rm cm$$ Now we can use the lens maker equation (see equation 23.27), $$\dfrac{1}{s}+\dfrac{1}{s'}=\dfrac{1}{f}=(n-1)\left[\dfrac{1}{R_1}-\dfrac{1}{R_2}\right]$$ And for the symmetric converging lens, we know that $R_1=|R_2|$ where $R_1=R$, and $R_2=-R$ Thus, $$\dfrac{1}{s}+\dfrac{1}{s'} =(n-1)\left[\dfrac{1}{R}-\dfrac{1}{-R}\right]$$ $$\dfrac{1}{s}+\dfrac{1}{s'} =(n-1)\left[\dfrac{2}{R} \right]$$ Hence, the radii of the system are then given by $$R=\dfrac{2(n-1)}{\dfrac{1}{s}+\dfrac{1}{s'}} $$ Plugging the known; $$R=\dfrac{2(1.59-1)}{\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{40}} =\bf 15.7\;\rm cm$$ Thus, $$R_1=R_2=\color{red}{\bf 15.7}\;\rm cm$$
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