Question: A physicist lost in the mountains tries to make a telescope using the lenses from his reading glasses. They have powers of + 2.0 D

A physicist lost in the mountains tries to make a telescope using the lenses from his reading glasses. They have powers of + 2.0 D and + 5.5 D. respectively.
(a) What maximum magnification telescope is possible?
(b) Which lens should be used as the eyepiece?

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