BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    If an equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) \[~XOX'\] and (ii) \[YOY'\]as shown in the figure. Let \[f,f',f''\] be the focal lengths of complete lens of each, in case (i) and of each half in case (ii) respectively. Chooses the correct statement form the following?

    A) \[f'=f,f'=f\]        

    B) \[f'=2f,f''=2f\]

    C) \[f'=f,f''=2f\]

    D) \[f'=2f,f''=f\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The focal length of equiconvex lens \[\frac{1}{f}=(\mu -1)\left( \frac{1}{{{R}_{1}}}-\frac{1}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)\]                                             ? (i) For equiconvex lens, \[{{R}_{1}}={{R}_{2}}=R\] \[\frac{1}{f}=(\mu -1)\left( \frac{1}{R}-\frac{1}{-R} \right)=\frac{2(\mu -1)}{R}\] Case I When the lens is cut along XOX?, then each half is given equiconvex with \[{{R}_{1}}=+R,{{R}_{2}}=-R\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{f}=(\mu -1)\left[ \frac{1}{R}-\left( \frac{1}{-R} \right) \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{1}{f}=(\mu -1)\left( \frac{1}{R}+\frac{1}{R} \right)\] \[=(\mu -1)\frac{2}{R}=\frac{1}{f'}\Rightarrow f'=f\] Case II When lens is cut along YOY', then each half becomes plano-convexd with \[{{R}_{1}}=+R,{{R}_{2}}=\infty \] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{F''}=(\mu -1)\left( \frac{1}{{{R}_{1}}}-\frac{1}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)\] \[=(\mu -1)\left( \frac{1}{R}-\frac{1}{\infty } \right)=\left( \frac{\mu -1}{R} \right)=\frac{1}{2f}\Rightarrow f''=2f\]


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