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an object is placed 20cm from a converging lens. If the real image is formed 80cm from the object, what is the focal length of the lens?​

User Jim Clay
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Step-by-step explanation:

Here,

object distance(u)=20cm

image distance(v)=80cm-20cm=60cm

focal length(f)=?

we know ,

(1/f)=(1/v)+(1/u)

1/f = 1/60 + 1/20

1/f = (1+3)/60

60 =4f

f=15cm

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