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A Man Can Read the Number of a Distant but Clearly but He Finds Difficulty in Reading a Book. What Type of Spectacle Lens Should He Use to Correct The Defect?

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Question

A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.  

What type of spectacle lens should he use to correct the  defect?

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Solution

To correct his defect of vision, he should use convex lenses in his spectacles.

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Chapter 3: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [Page 279]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 18.2 | Page 279

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