Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 24, Problem 49P
How many uncoated thin lenses in an optical instrument would reduce the amount of light passing through the instrument to 50% or less? (Assume the same transmission percent at each of the two surfaces- see page 697.)
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