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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 26, Problem 4PE

Suppose a certain person’s visual acuity is such that he can see objects clearly that term an image 4.00 μm high on his retina. What is the maximum distance at which he can read the 75.0 cm high letters on the side of an airplane?

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Suppose a certain person's visual acuity is such that he can see objects clearly that form an image 3.75 µm high on his retina. What is the maximum distance in km at which he can read the 79.0 cm high letters on the side of an airplane? (Assume a 2.0 cm distance between retina and lens.)
Suppose a certain person’s visual acuity is such that he can see objects clearly that form an image 4.25 μm high on his retina. 1)  What is the maximum distance at which he can read the 75.0 cm high letters on the side of an airplane in km? Assume the image is formed on his retina, 2.00 cm behind the lens in his eye.
The smallest object we can resolve with our eye is limited by the size of the light receptor cells in the retina. In order for us to distinguish any detail in an object, its image cannot be any smaller than a single retinal cell. Although the size depends on the type of cell (rod or cone), a diameter of a few microns 1mm2 is typical near the center of the eye. We shall model the eye as a sphere 2.50 cm in diameter with a single thin lens at the front and the retina at the rear, with light receptor cells 5.0 mm in diameter. (a) What is the smallest object you can resolve at a near point of 25 cm? (b) What angle is subtended by this object at the eye? Express your answer in units of minutes (1° = 60 min), and compare it with the typical experimental value of about 1.0 min.

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