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Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth

An object 2.4 m2.4\text{ m} in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a film 12 cm12\text{ cm} behind the lens. A glass plate 1 cm1\text{ cm} thick, of refractive index 1.501.50 is interposed between lens and film with its plane faces parallel to film. At what distance (from lens) should object shifted to be in sharp focus of film?

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Answer: (d)

  1. Lens: 1f=112+1240=21240\dfrac{1}{f} = \dfrac{1}{12} + \dfrac{1}{240} = \dfrac{21}{240} (cm).
  2. Plate shifts the image away by 1(1−11.5)=131\left(1 - \dfrac{1}{1.5}\right) = \dfrac{1}{3} cm, so the lens alone must image at v=12−13=353v = 12 - \dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{35}{3} cm.
  3. 1u=21240−335=735−7208400=1560\dfrac{1}{u} = \dfrac{21}{240} - \dfrac{3}{35} = \dfrac{735 - 720}{8400} = \dfrac{1}{560}.
  4. u=560u = 560 cm =5.6= 5.6 m, so the answer is (d).
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