Asked in ETEA MDCAT 2011 2011Moderate

The powers of the objective and eye piece of telescope are 0.5 diopter and 10 diopter respectively. The magnifying power of telescope is:

Correct answer: C. 20

  • A. 0.5
  • B. 10
  • C. 20
  • D. 0.05

Explanation

Magnifying power of telescope = focal length of objective/focal length of eyepiece = power of eyepiece/ power of objective Power of objective = 0.5 D Power of eyepiece = 10 D Magnifying Power of telescope = power of eyepiece/ power of objective = 10/0.5 = 20

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