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The figure shows an object and its image formed by a thin lens. Assume that d1 = 0.391 m, d2 = 0.609 m, and h = 7.50E-2 m. What is the focal length of the lens (in m; answer sign and magnitude)?
give answer in 3 sig figs and scientiific notation

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