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Optical instrument telescopes – problems and solutions

1. The focal length of objective lens is 400 cm and the focal length of ocular lens is 20 cm. If the eye is
relaxed, determine :
a) The overall magnification of telescope (M)
b) the image distance from objective lens (dob’) ,
c) the image distance from ocular lens (doc)
d) the distance between the lenses
Known :
The focal length of objective lens (fob) = 400 cm
The focal length of ocular lens (foc) = 20 cm
The eye is relaxed so that the real image generated by the objective lens is at the focal point of the
objective lens and the first focal point of the ocular lens.
Solution :
a) The overall magnification (M)
M = fob / foc
M = 400 cm / 20 cm = 20X
The image is virtual and inverted.

b) The image distance from objective lens (dob’)

If the eye is relaxed, the image distance from objectibe lens (d ob’) = the focal length of objective lens
(fob) = 400 cm = 4 m.

c) The distance of real image from the ocular lens (doc)

If the eye is relaxed, the distance of real image and ocular lens (s oc) = the focal length of ocular lens
(foc) = 20 cm = 0.2 m.

d) The distance between the lenses

The distance between the lenses = the telescope length (l) = the focal length of objective lens (f ob) + the
focal length of ocular lens (foc) = 400 cm + 20 cm = 420 cm.

2. The distance between objective lens and ocular lens is 20 cm. The overall magnification of telescope
when the eye is relaxed is 40X. Calculate the focal length of ocular lens (f oc) and the focal length of
objective lens (fob)
Known :
the telescopes length (l) = 20 cm
the overall magnification of telescope (M) = 40X
Solution :

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