SOLUTION: If F is the focal length of a convex lens and an object is placed at a distance x from the lens then its image will be at a distance y from the lens, where F,x, and y are related b
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: If F is the focal length of a convex lens and an object is placed at a distance x from the lens then its image will be at a distance y from the lens, where F,x, and y are related by the lens equation
1/F = 1/x + 1/y
Suppose that a lens has a focal length of 4.8 cm, and that the image of an object is 4cm closer to the lens than the object itself. How far from the lens is the object?
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"the image of an object is 4cm closer to the lens than the object itself"
__ y=x-4
1/4.8=(1/x)+(1/(x-4))
multiplying by 24x(x-4) __ 5x^2-20x=24x-96+24x __ 5x^2-68x+96=0
factoring __ (5x-8)(x-12)=0
the two solutions represent the "real" image and the "virtual" image
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