In an experiment to determine the focal length of a convex lens, 1/u (cm−1) was plotted on horizontal and 1/v (cm−1) on the vertical axis, where u and v have their usual meaning. What is the physical significance of the reciprocal of the intercept on the horizontal axis?
linear magnification
focal length
object distance
image distance
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2015-11-13T09:25:59-0500
The reciprocal of the intercept on the horizontal axis is U- object distance . So answer: object distance
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13.11.15, 08:36
In an experiment to determine the focal length of a convex lens, 1/u
$(cm^{-1})$ was plotted on horizontal and 1/v $(cm^{-1})$ on the
vertical axis, where u and v have their usual meaning. What is the
physical significance of the reciprocal of the slope of the graph?
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In an experiment to determine the focal length of a convex lens, 1/u $(cm^{-1})$ was plotted on horizontal and 1/v $(cm^{-1})$ on the vertical axis, where u and v have their usual meaning. What is the physical significance of the reciprocal of the slope of the graph?
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