Question

A thin plano-convex lens of focal length / is split into two halves. One of the halves is shifted along the optical axis. The separation between object and image planes is 1.8 m. The magnification of the image formed by one of the half lens is 2. Find the focal length of the lens and separation betw een the halves. Draw the ray diagram for image formation.

Answer 1

For both the halves, position of object and image is same.
Only difference is of magnification. Magnification for one of
the halves is given as 2( > 1). This can be for the first one,
because for this, | v | > | u [ Therefore, magnification,
| m |= | v / u | > 1.
So, for the first half
| v /u | = 2 or | v |= 2 | u |
Let u = -x then v= + 2x and | u |+| v |=1.8m
$i.e.3x=1.8m$
$orx=0.6m$
Hence, u = - 0.6 m and v = + 1.2 m
Using, $\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}-\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{1.2}-\frac{1}{-0.6}=\frac{1}{0.4}$
$\therefore f=0.4m$
For the second half
$\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{1.2-d}-\frac{1}{-(0.6+d)}or\frac{1}{0.4}=\frac{1}{1.2-d}+\frac{1}{0.6+d}$
Solving this, we get d = 0.6 m.
Magnification for the second half will be
$m_2=\frac{v}{u}=\frac{0.6}{-(1.2)}=-\frac{1}{2}$
and magnification for the first half is
$m_1=\frac{v}{u}=\frac{1.2}{-(0.6)}=-2$
The ray diagram is as follows :