Question: Show that if two thin lenses are close together (s, the distance between the lenses, is negligibly small), the two lenses can be replaced by

Show that if two thin lenses are close together (s, the distance between the lenses, is negligibly small), the two lenses can be replaced by a single equivalent lens with focal length feq. Find the value of feq in terms of f1 and f2.

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