Ray Optics: Refraction and Lenses
Refraction and Lenses: Audio Guided Solution
Problem 19:
During a lens lab, Jerome and Michael placed a 4.5-cm tall night light bulb a distance of 42.8 cm from a lens. The image of the light bulb was inverted and appeared 26.5 cm from the lens.
a. Determine the focal length of the lens being by Jerome and Michael.
b. Determine the expected height of the image of the bulb.
a. Determine the focal length of the lens being by Jerome and Michael.
b. Determine the expected height of the image of the bulb.
Audio Guided Solution
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a. 16.4 cm
b. -2.8 cm (a - image height indicates an inverted image)
b. -2.8 cm (a - image height indicates an inverted image)
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