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If you are nearsighted, the lenses that correct your vision are diverging lenses. It’s possible to estimate the focal length of the lens, which correlates with your prescription, by noting the magnification. Jordan holds one lens of her glasses above a coin on the table and estimates a magnification of m = 2/3
. She measures the distance from her lens to the coin to be 24 cm. What is the focal length of the lens?
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