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 975: 107

Answer

Positive

Work Step by Step

We know that $\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{d_{\circ}}+\frac{1}{d_i}$ $\implies \frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{d_{\circ}}+\frac{1}{-\infty}$ $\implies \frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{d_{\circ}}$ $\implies P=+\frac{1}{d_{\circ}}$ Thus, the correcting contact lens should be converging and it has a positive refractive power.
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