Question

Bill is farsighted and has a near point located 121 cm from his eyes. Anne is also farsighted, but her near point is 74.0 cm from her eyes. Both have glasses that correct their vision to a normal near point (25.0 cm from the eyes), and both wear glasses 2.0 cm from the eyes.

Relative to the eyes, what is the closet object that can be seen clearly in the following situations:
a) Anne when she wears Bill's glasses.
b) Bill when he wears Anne's glasses.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The lens equation is

1 / f = 1 / di + 1 / do

Where

f is focal length

di is the image distance

do is the object distance

Both Annie and Billy use a glass whose near point is 25cm

Then, the object distance is

do = 25 - 2 = 23cm

The have the same object distance.

Let find the vocal length of bills eye

Given that,

Bill near point is 121cm and distance of the glass from the eye is 2cm

Then,

Image distance of bill is

di_B = -(121-2) = -119cm

object distance do = 23cm

Then,

1 / f_B = 1 / di_B + 1 / do

1 / f_B = -1 / 119 + 1 / 23

1 / f_B = -119^-1 + 23^-1

1 / f_B = 0.0351

Then, f_B = 28.51 cm

Also, let find Annie focal length

Given that,

Annie near point is 74 cm and distance of the glass from the eye is 2cm

Then,

Image distance of Annie is

di_A = -(74-2) = -72cm

object distance do = 23cm

Then,

1 / f_A = 1 / di_A + 1 / do

1 / f_A = -1 / 72 + 1 / 23

1 / f_A = -72^-1 + 23^-1

1 / f_A = 0.02959

Then, f_A = 33.8 cm

Distance of object from the lens when Annie uses Billy glass

Then,

1 / f_B = 1 / di_A + 1 / do

1 / 28.51 = -1 / 72 + 1 / do

28.51^-1 = -72^-1 + do^-1

do^-1 = 28.51^-1 + 72^-1

do^-1 = 0.048964

do = 20.42 cm

Then, the object location from the eye will be, the eye is 2cm from the glass. Then,

do_A = 20.42 + 2 = 22.42cm

do_A = 22.42 cm

Distance of object from the lens when Billy uses Annie glass

Then,

1 / f_A = 1 / di_B + 1 / do

1 / 33.8 = -1 / 119 + 1 / do

33.8^-1 = -119^-1 + do^-1

do^-1 = 33.8^-1 + 119^-1

do^-1 = 0.03799

do = 26.32 cm

Then, the object location from the eye will be, the eye is 2cm from the glass. Then,

do_B = 26.32 + 2 = 28.32 cm

do_B = 28.32 cm