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Optical Instruments & the Eye

If the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of

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Answer: (d)

  1. Microscope: M∝1foM \propto \dfrac{1}{f_o}, so it decreases when fof_o increases.
  2. Telescope: M=fofeM = \dfrac{f_o}{f_e}, so it increases.
  3. So the answer is (d).
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