A person is unable to read a book clearly when kept at a distance of 25 cm from his eye. Name the defect.…

A person is unable to read a book clearly when kept at a distance of 25 cm from his eye. Name the defect. How can it be corrected? Draw ray diagrams for (i) defective eye (ii) corrected eye and explain them.

Solution

The person cannot read a book at a distance of 25 cm from his eyes. So he is suffering from long sightedness/ hypermetropia. It can be corrected by using convex lens of suitable focal length. Figure for Q69 Figure for Q69 Figure for Q69

Asked in: CBSE

Practice more THE HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD questions on Aicharya