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Optical Instruments & the Eye

In a microscope of tube length 10 cm two convex lenses are arranged with focal length of 2 cm and 5 cm. Total magnification obtained with this system for normal adjustment is (5)k(5)^{k}. The value of kk is ______.

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Answer: (c)

  1. Normal adjustment: M=Lfo⋅DfeM = \dfrac{L}{f_o} \cdot \dfrac{D}{f_e} with fo=2f_o = 2 cm, fe=5f_e = 5 cm.
  2. M=102×255=5×5=25=52M = \dfrac{10}{2} \times \dfrac{25}{5} = 5 \times 5 = 25 = 5^2.
  3. So k=2k = 2, answer (c).
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