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A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power +1.5 D. Find the focal length of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?

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Power of lens,

P = +1.5 D,

P = `1/"f"`

f = `1/"P"`

= `1/(+1.5  "D")`

= +0.67 m 

A convex lens has a positive focal length. Hence, it is a convex lens or a converging lens.

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पाठ 9: Light – Reflection and Refraction - EXERCISE [पृष्ठ १६०]

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पाठ 9 Light – Reflection and Refraction
EXERCISE | Q 17. | पृष्ठ १६०

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