7 Answered Questions for the topic Lenses

Lenses Physics Optics

05/13/20

A woman has been prescribed lenses that have a +3.2-diopter refractive power. The glasses are worn 2.0 cm from her eyes.

A woman has been prescribed lenses that have a +3.2-diopter refractive power. The glasses are worn 2.0 cm from her eyes. With the lenses, she can read a magazine held 25 cm from her eyes. Which one... more

05/13/20

The right lens of Josh's contact lenses is a converging lens of +2.50 diopters. He can read a book held as close as 25 cm from his eyes.

The right lens of Josh's contact lenses is a converging lens of +2.50 diopters. He can read a book held as close as 25 cm from his eyes. Complete the following statement: Without his lenses, Josh's... more

04/12/19

How to get the Cinematic look?

With most movies, you can tell at a glance, if it is (or supposed to be) a blockbuster or not, by how the image looks.Even some American TV-series look better (in my oppinion) than most european... more

12/03/15

why did they send the Hubble to orbit?

The Hubble Space Telescope is a reflecting telescope in orbit about the earth so that its resolution would not be limited by turbulence in the atmosphere. Its objective diameter is 2.4 m. For... more
Lenses Physics

03/09/15

object location, angular magnification & final image

A double-convex lens of 6.25 cm focal length is used as a simple microscope. If it is held close to the eye to form an image 25 cm from the eye, where should the object be located? What is the... more

03/09/15

focal length & power of lens

A farsighted eye cannot form a sharp image of an object which is closer than 40 cm. Find the focal length & power of a lens which will permit the eye to form a sharp image of an object 25 cm... more

08/14/14

Thin Lens Equation

I was hoping someone could give me an example with answer and reasoning using the Thin Lens Equation.   The one we used in our lab was 1/f = 1/s + 1/s'.   I was hoping all terms could be... more

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