A professor shipwrecked on Hooligan's Island decides to build a telescope from his eyeglasses and some coconut

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A professor shipwrecked on Hooligan's Island decides to build a telescope from his eyeglasses and some coconut shells. Fortunately, the professor's eyes require different prescriptions, with the left lens having a power of +5.0 diopters and the right lens having a power of +2.0 diopters.
(a) Which lens should he use as the objective?
(b) What is the angular magnification of the professor's telescope?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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