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प्रश्न
What does sign of power (+ve or –ve) indicate?
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उत्तर
Positive power (+ve) of a lens indicates converging ability of a lens as in the case of convex lens, and negative power (−ve) of a lens indicates its diverging ability as in the case of concave lens.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Kavita from 10th is using spectacles. The power of the lenses in her spectacles is –2.5 dioptre. Answer the following questions:
1) Which lenses are used in her spectacles?
2) State the defect of vision Kavita is suffering from.
3) Find the focal length of the lenses used in her spectacles
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(b) focal length of spectacle lens?
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