Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 80PCE
Predict/Calculate A friend tells you that when he takes off his eyeglasses and holds them 23 cm above a printed page the image of the print is erect but reduced to 0.67 of its actual size (a) Is the image real or virtual? How do you know? (b) What is the focal length of your friend’s glasses? (c) Are the lenses in the glasses concave or convex? Explain.
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Physics (5th Edition)
Ch. 26.1 - A ray of light reflects from a horizontal flat...Ch. 26.2 - A meterstick is placed 40 cm in front of a plane...Ch. 26.3 - Rank the following spherical mirrors in order of...Ch. 26.4 - A spherical mirror with an object at the distance...Ch. 26.5 - (a) As a beam of light passes from flint glass to...Ch. 26.6 - The lenses shown in Figure 26-49 have objects that...Ch. 26.7 - An object at the distance do = 15 cm from a lens...Ch. 26.8 - Referring to Figure 26-53, do you expect the index...Ch. 26 - Two plane mirrors meet at right angles at the...Ch. 26 - Two plane mirrors meet at right angles at the...
Ch. 26 - What is the radius of curvature of a plane mirror?...Ch. 26 - Dish receivers for satellite TV always use the...Ch. 26 - Suppose you would like to start a fire by focusing...Ch. 26 - Prob. 6CQCh. 26 - A swimmer at point 8 in Figure 26-55 needs help...Ch. 26 - When you observe a mirage on a hot day, what are...Ch. 26 - Sitting on a deserted beach one evening, you watch...Ch. 26 - The Disappearing Eyedropper The photograph in...Ch. 26 - The Invisible Man In the H. G. Wells novel The...Ch. 26 - Whats the Secret? The top of Figure 26-57 shows...Ch. 26 - A laser beam is reflected by a plane mirror. 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Find...Ch. 26 - When an object is located 38 cm to the left of a...Ch. 26 - An object with a height of 2 54 cm is placed 36 3...Ch. 26 - A lens for a digital camera has a focal length...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate An object is located to the left...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate You have two lenses at your...Ch. 26 - (a) Determine the distance from lens 1 to the...Ch. 26 - (a) Determine the distance from lens 1 to the...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate An object is located to the left...Ch. 26 - BIO Predict/Calculate Albert is nearsighted and...Ch. 26 - A small insect viewed through a convex lens is 1.8...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate A friend tells you that when he...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate A friend tells you that when she...Ch. 26 - Prob. 82PCECh. 26 - Predict/Explain You take a picture of a rainbow...Ch. 26 - The index of refraction for red light in a certain...Ch. 26 - A horizontal incident beam consisting of white...Ch. 26 - Prob. 86PCECh. 26 - CE Jurassic Park A T. rex chases the heroes of...Ch. 26 - CE Predict/Explain If a lens is immersed in water...Ch. 26 - CE Predict/Explain A glass slab surrounded by air...Ch. 26 - CE Inverse Lenses Suppose we mold a hollow piece...Ch. 26 - Standing 2 5 m in front of a small vertical mirror...Ch. 26 - Prob. 92GPCh. 26 - (a) Find the two locations where an object can be...Ch. 26 - A convex mirror with a focal length of -85 is used...Ch. 26 - Prob. 95GPCh. 26 - Predic/Calculate A film of oil with an index of...Ch. 26 - Figure 26-75 shows a ray of light entering one end...Ch. 26 - Suppose the fiber depicted in Figure 26-75 has an...Ch. 26 - An arrow 2.00 cm long is located 75.0 cm from a...Ch. 26 - A convex lens with f1 = 200 cm is mounted 40.0 cm...Ch. 26 - Two thin lenses with focal lengths f1 and f2, are...Ch. 26 - When an object is placed a distance d0 in front of...Ch. 26 - A Slab of Glass Give a symbolic expression for the...Ch. 26 - Least Time A beam of light propagates from point A...Ch. 26 - The ray of light shown in Figure 26-79 passes from...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate A beam of light enters the...Ch. 26 - A converging lens with a focal length in air of f...Ch. 26 - A diverging lens with f = 12.5 cm is made from...Ch. 26 - Calculate the focal length of a lens in water,...Ch. 26 - Suppose a lens is made from fused quartz (glass),...Ch. 26 - Referring to Example 26-5 Suppose the radius of...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate Referring to Example 26-5 object...Ch. 26 - Referring to Example 26-18 (a) What object...Ch. 26 - Predict/Calculate Referring to Example 26-18...
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