Question

It can be argued that a flat piece of glass, such as in a window, is like a lens with an infinite focal length. If so, where does it form an image? That is, how are di and do related?

a) The image distance (di) is equal to the object distance (do).

b) The image distance (di) is infinite.

c) The image distance (di) is zero.

d) The image distance (di) is negative and equal to the object distance (do).

Answer 1

A flat piece of glass, such as in a window, does not form an image because it has an infinite focal length.

Step-by-step explanation:

A flat piece of glass, such as in a window, can be considered as a lens with an infinite focal length. Since the focal length is infinite, the image distance (di) becomes infinite as well. This means that no image is formed by a flat piece of glass, and there is no relation between the image distance (di) and the object distance (do).