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Question
A screen is placed 90 cm from an object. The image of the object on the screen is formed by a convex lens at two different locations separated by 20 cm. Determine the focal length of the lens.
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Solution
Distance between the image (screen) and the object, D = 90 cm
Distance between two locations of the convex lens, d = 20 cm
Focal length of the lens = f
Focal length is related to d and D as:
`"f" = ("D"^2 - "d"^2)/4"D"`
= `((90)^2 - (20)^2)/(4 xx 90)`
= `770/36`
= 21.39 cm
Therefore, the focal length of the convex lens is 21.39 cm.
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