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(a) What is the distance between an object and its real image formed by a thin converging lens with focal length f = 16 cm, if the object distance is 45 cm? (b) What is the minimum object-image distance for a real image formed by that lens?
a) Here, 1/v + 1/u = 1/f
=> 1/v = 1/16 - 1/45
=> v = 24.827 cm
Thus, distance between an object and its real image = v + u
= 24.827 + 45
= 69.827 cm
b) the minimum object-image distance for a real image = 4 * focal length
= 4 * 16
= 64 cm