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If a magnifying glass uses a convex lens of focus length 6.25 cm when it is held 5.20 cm in front of an object what is the image distanceMind your minus signs Unit cm

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Answer:

30.95 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The focal length f, the object distance do, and the image distance di are related with the following equation:


(1)/(f)=(1)/(d_0)+(1)/(d_i)

So, replacing the values, we get:


(1)/(6.25)=(1)/(5.20)+(1)/(d_i)

Then, solving for di, we get:


\begin{gathered} (1)/(6.25)-(1)/(5.2)=(1)/(d_i) \\ -(21)/(650)=(1)/(d_i)_{} \\ -(650)/(21)=d_i \\ -30.95\operatorname{cm}=d_i \end{gathered}

Therefore, the image distance is 30.95 cm

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