Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 27 - Optical Instruments - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 969: 17

Answer

Farsighted

Work Step by Step

We know that in order to view the enlarged image, the clerk needs to use the convex lens. Since the convex lens produces an enlarged image when an object is closer than the focal length, thus such lenses are used to correct farsightedness and hence the clerk is farsighted.
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