Question

Use your work from ray tracing assignment 6.11 and the diagram below to answer the following question. An object is 2.0 cm from a double convex lens, with a focal length of 1.5cm. Calculate the image distance. Remember to include your data, equation, and work when solving this

Answer 1

To determine the image distance, we use the formula relating the focal length, image distance and the distance of the object from the lens. It is expressed as:

1/f = 1/d1 + 1/d2

where f is the focal length, d1 is the distance from the lens and d2 is the image distance.

1/1.5 = 1/2.0 + 1/d2
d2 = 6 cm