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Question

Diameter of a plano-convex lens is 6 cm and thickness at the center is 3 mm. If the speed of light in material of lens is 2×108ms1 . The focal length of the lens is in ……..cm.

Moderate
Solution

Refractive Index,  n=32[n=cv]   Apply pythagoras theorem,  32+(R0.3)2=R2   (all dimensions are in cm) R=15 cm  Apply Lens Maker formula,   1f=(321)(115)1f=(n1)(1R11R2) and R1=  R2=15  f=30 cm  

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