You have available lenses of focal lengths 2.0 cm, 4.0 cm, 8.0 cm, and 16.0 cm. (a) If you were to use any two of these lenses to build a telescope, what is the maximum magnification you could achieve?

(b) If you were to use any two of these lenses to build a telescope, what is the lens separation for the maximum magnification telescope?
What will be an ideal response?


Answer: (a) 8.0 x (b) 18 cm

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