The magnifying power of an refracting type of astronomical telescope is 'm'. If focal length of the eyepiece…

The magnifying power of an refracting type of astronomical telescope is 'm'. If focal length of the eyepiece is doubled, the magnifying power will become
  1. $\frac{\text { m }}{4}$
  2. $\frac{m}{2}$
  3. $2 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. $\mathrm{m}$

Solution

The magnifying power $\mathrm{m}=\frac{\mathrm{f}_{0}}{\mathrm{f}_{\mathrm{e}}}$ If $\mathrm{f}_{\mathrm{e}}$ is doubled, the magnifying power becomes half.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 2)

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