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An object is kept at a distance of 1m from a lens of power +2D: Identify the type of lens.
Calculate its focal length and distance of the image formed. - Science

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An object is kept at a distance of 1m from a lens of power +2D:

i. Identify the type of lens.

ii. Calculate its focal length and distance of the image formed.

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SOLUTION

i. The given lens is convex because convex lenses have a positive power.
1
ii. P =
f
1
+2 =
f

f = +0.50 m

Its focal length is +0.50 m.

1 1 1
Using the relation = = −
f v u
1 1 1
= +
v f u
1 −1
= +
0.5 1
2 + (−1)
=
1
v=1m

Concept: Power of a Lens

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