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An object 2.4 m in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a screen 12 cm behind the lens. A glass plate 1 cm thick, of refractive index 1.50 is interposed between lens and screen with its plane faces parallel to screen. At what distance from the lens, should object be placed so as to get a sharp image on the screen?
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Options:
  • A 2.4 m
     
  • B 3.2 m
     
  • C 5.6 m
     
  • D 7.2 m
     
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 5.6 m
 


According to the thin lens formula

             1 f = 1 v - 1 u

Here, u = -2.4 m = - 240 cm, v = 12 cm

  1 f = 1 1 2 - 1 - 2 4 0 = 1 1 2 + 1 2 4 0

       1f=21240 or f=24021 cm

When a glass plate is interposed between lens and film, so shift produced by it will be

Shift =1-1μ=11-11.5=11-23=13 cm

To get an image at the film, the lens should form an image at a distance

              v'=12-13=353 cm

Again using lens formula

   2 1 2 4 0 = 3 3 5 - 1 u  or  1 u = 3 3 5 - 2 1 2 4 0 = 1 5 3 7 - 2 1 4 8

      1 u = 1 5 1 4 4 - 1 4 7 3 3 6  or  1 u = - 3 1 6 8 0

     u'=-56cm=-5.6 m

     u'=5.6 m

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