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The lens
Question

A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When upper half of the lens is covered by an opaque screen  

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Solution

Because to form the complete image only two rays are to be passed through the lens and moreover, since the total amount of light released by the object is not passing through the lens, therefore image is faint (intensity is decreased).

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