The magnifying power of a telescope with tube length 60 $\mathrm{cm}$ is 5 . Then the focal length of its…

The magnifying power of a telescope with tube length 60 $\mathrm{cm}$ is 5 . Then the focal length of its eye piece is
  1. $20 \mathrm{~cm}$
  2. $40 \mathrm{~cm}$
  3. $30 \mathrm{~cm}$
  4. $10 \mathrm{~cm}$

Solution

The magnifying power of a telescope is given by $\begin{aligned} & m=\frac{f_0}{f_e}=5 \\ & f_0=5 f_e \\ & f_0+f_e=60 \mathrm{~cm} \Rightarrow 5 f_e+f_e=60 \\ & 6 f_e=60 \Rightarrow f_e=10 \mathrm{~cm} \end{aligned}$ The focal length of its eye piece, $f_e=10 \mathrm{~cm}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (15 May Shift 2)

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