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A person needs a lens of power –4.5 D for correction of her vision.

  1. What kind of defect in vision is she suffering from?
  2. What is the focal length of the corrective lens?
  3. What is the nature of the corrective lens?
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  1. The negative power of the lens suggests that she must be suffering from myopia.
  2. Power, P = ─4.5 D, focal length, f = ?

    Now, P = 1/ f

    ⟹ f = 1/ P = 1/ −4.5 = −0.222 m = − 22.2 cm
  3. Myopia is corrected using a concave or divergent lens.
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अध्याय 11: The Human Eye and the Colourful World - Short Answer Questions [पृष्ठ ८९]

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एनसीईआरटी एक्झांप्लर Science [English] Class 10
अध्याय 11 The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Short Answer Questions | Q 18. | पृष्ठ ८९

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