CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2004

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    A beam of parallel rays is brought to focus by a plano-convex lens. A thin concave lens of the same focal length is joined to the first lens. The effect of this is :

    A)  the focus shifts to infinity

    B)  the focal point shifts towards the lens by a small distance

    C)  the focal point shifts away from die lens by a small distance

    D)  the focus remains undisturbed

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The combined focal length of plano-convex lens                 \[\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{{{f}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{f}_{2}}}\] Here :\[{{f}_{1}}=\infty \] (for plane surface), \[{{f}_{2}}=f\](say) \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{{{f}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{f}_{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[F=f\] Now, when concave lens of same focal length is joined to first lens, then combined focal length                 \[\frac{1}{F}=\frac{1}{{{F}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{F}_{2}}}\]                 \[=\frac{1}{f}-\frac{1}{f}\]            \[(\because \,{{F}_{1}}=f,\,{{F}_{2}}=-f)\]                 = 0                 or            \[F=\infty \] Thus, the image can be foccussed on infinity  \[(\infty )\] or focus shifts to infinity.


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