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The far point of a myopic administrator is 50.0 cm.

(a) What is the relaxed power of his eyes?
(b) If he has the normal 8.00% ability to accommodate, what is the closest object he can see clearly?

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Final answer:

The relaxed power of a myopic administrator with a far point of 50.0 cm is 2.00 diopters. With an 8.00% ability to accommodate, the closest object they can see clearly is at 46.0 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eye Power Calculation and Accommodation

The far point of a myopic person is the farthest distance at which they can see objects clearly without correction. For a myopic administrator with a far point of 50.0 cm, we can calculate the relaxed power of the eyes.

(a) To find the relaxed power (P) of the eyes, we use the formula:

P = 1/f

where f is the focal length in meters. Since we have the focal length in centimeters (50.0 cm), we need to convert it to meters by dividing by 100.

f = 50.0 cm / 100 = 0.50 m

Therefore, the relaxed power of the eyes is:

P = 1/0.50 m = 2.00 diopters (D)

(b) To determine the closest object the administrator can see clearly with normal 8.00% ability to accommodate, we use the formula:

Accommodated power (Pa) = P (1 + Accommodation ability)

Accommodated power (Pa) = 2.00 D (1 + 0.08) = 2.00 D (1.08)

Pa = 2.16 D

Now we find the closest distance (near point) that can be seen clearly by using the accommodated power:

Near point (N) = 1/Pa

N = 1 / 2.16 D = 0.46 m or 46.0 cm

The closest object the administrator can see clearly is at a distance of 46.0 cm.

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