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Question
A diverging lens has focal length of 3 cm. Calculate the power.
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Solution
Given: f = −3 cm = −0.03 m (Diverging lens)
Formula: Power (P) = `1/f`
∴ P = `1/(-0.03)`
= `100/-3`
= −33.33 D
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