A lens with a focal length of 15 cm is placed 45 cm in front of a lens with a focal length of 5.0 cm .

Required:
How far from the second lens is the final image of an object infinitely far from the first lens?

Respuesta :

Answer:

the required distance is 6 cm

Explanation:

Given the data in the question;

f₁ = 15 cm

f₂ = 5.0 cm

d = 45 cm

Now, for first lens object distance s = ∝

1/f = 1/s + 1/s' ⇒ 1/5 = 1/∝ + 1/s'

Now, image distance of first lens s' = 15cm  

object distance of second lens s₂ will be;

s₂ = 45 - 15 = 30 cm

so

1/f₂ = 1/s₂ + 1/s'₂

1/5 = 1/30 + 1/s'₂

1/s'₂ = 1/5 - 1/30  

1/s'₂ = 1 / 6

s'₂ = 6 cm

Hence, the required distance is 6 cm

 

The distance of the final image from the first lens will be is 6 cm.

What is mirror equation?

The mirror equation expresses the quantitative connection between object distance (do), image distance (di), and focal length (fl).

The given data in the problem is;

f₁ is the focal length of lens 1= 15 cm

f₂ s the focal length of lens 2= 5.0 cm

d is the distance between the lenses = 45 cm

From the mirror equation;

[tex]\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{s} +\frac{1}{s'} \\\\ \frac{1}{5} = \frac{1}{\alpha} +\frac{1}{s'} \\\\[/tex]

If f₁ is the focal length of lens 1 is 15 cm then;

[tex]s'=15 cm[/tex]

f₂ s the focal length of lens 2= 5.0 cm

s₂ = 45 - 15 = 30 cm

From the mirror equation;

[tex]\frac{1}{f_2} = \frac{1}{s_1} +\frac{1}{s_2'} \\\\ \frac{1}{5} = \frac{1}{30} +\frac{1}{s_2'} \\\\ \frac{1}{s_2'}= \frac{1}{5} -\frac{1}{30} \\\\ \frac{1}{s_2'}= \frac{1}{6} \\\\ \rm s_2'= 6 cm[/tex]

Hence the distance of the final image from the first lens will be is 6 cm.

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