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Two converging lenses, A with a focal length of +2.0 cm and B with a focal length of +5.0 cm, are placed 14c m apart. An object is placed 3.0 cm to the left of lens A.

a) Use graphical methods, to scale, to construct the ray diagram with a measurement of the final image position and height; and
b) Use the lens equation to determine the characteristics of the image.

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Provides steps necessary to determine the characteristics of the image using the lens equation.

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The general equation for images formed by lenses is called the lens equation. This is shown on the attachment, along with all distances and ...

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