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jho37

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A 4.0-cm tall apple is 20 cm in front of a plano-convex lens of focal length 75 cm. (a) Find the location of the image of the apple. Is it a real or a virtual image? (b) How tall is the image of the apple? Is it upright or inverted?
 
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Question 2

How far from a converging lens of focal length 30 cm must an object be placed so the image will be virtual and 3.0 times as large as the object?
 
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Answer to Question 1

(a) 27 cm in front of the lens, virtual (b) 5.5 cm, upright

Answer to Question 2

20 cm



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