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 970: 37

Answer

(a) nearsighted (b) diverging (c) $-3.34~diopters $

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that a nearsighted person with totally relaxed eyes focuses only out a finite distanced from the eye. Hence, the aunt is nearsighted. (b) We know that the diverging lens can produce an image of a distant object at your aunt's far point distance, and hence the aunt should wear glasses with diverging lenses. (c) We know that $ d_{\circ}=25-2cm=23cm $ The far point distance from the glasses is: $ F=15-2cm=13cm $ Now $\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{d_{\circ}}+\frac{1}{d_i}$ $\implies \frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{23cm}+\frac{1}{-13cm}$ Now power $ P=\frac{1}{f(in \space meters)}$ $ P=\frac{100}{23}-\frac{100}{13}$ $ P=-3.34~diopters $
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