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Q.

A refracting (astronomical) telescope, when in normal adjustment, has a magnifying power of 6 and the objective and the eyepiece are 14 cm apart. Find the focal lengths of the lenses of the telescope.

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Detailed Solution

Given,
Magnification = 6,
Length =14.
We know,
In a telescope,

 Length of the telescope =f0+fe -(1)   Magnification =fofe=6 f0=6fe Putting in equation 1. 6fe+fe=14 fe=2cm fo=12cm

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A refracting (astronomical) telescope, when in normal adjustment, has a magnifying power of 6 and the objective and the eyepiece are 14 cm apart. Find the focal lengths of the lenses of the telescope.