A nearsighted person has a near point of 12 cm and a far point of 17 cm. If the corrective lens is 2.0 cm from his eye,

(a) what lens power will enable this person to see distant objects clearly, and (b) what then will be the new near point of his eye?


(a) -6.7 diopters (b) 30 cm in front of the lens

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A box slides across a floor and comes to rest. The work done by the frictional force on the box is a. positive

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