Asked by Tanya

An astronomical refracting telescope is made from two lenses. the objective lens has a focal length of 114 cm, and the eyepiece lens has a focal length of 17 cm.

a) What is the total length of the telescope?

b) What is the angular magnification of the telescope?

c) What is the magnification by turning the telescope around and looking through the objective lens first?

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Answered by Tanya
a) fe+fo

114 cm + 17 cm = 131 cm

b) M=fo/fe

114 cm / 17 cm = 6.71 cm

c) Need help with this part.

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Answered by MathMate
b.
Magnification is a pure number (no units)
c.
When turned around, fe=17, fo=114
M=?
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