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Which Defect of Vision Can Be Rectified: By Using a Convex Lens?

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Question

Which defect of vision can be rectified: 

 by using a convex lens?

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Solution

Hypermetropia can be rectified by using convex lenses.

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Chapter 3: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [Page 158]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 3. (b) | Page 158

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