Optics Question 376

Question: A simple telescope, consisting of an objective of focal length 60 cm and a single eye lens of focal length 5 cm is focussed on a distant object is such a way that parallel rays comes out from the eye lens. If the object subtends an angle 2o at the objective, the angular width of the image

[CPMT 1979; NCERT 1980; MP PET 1992; JIPMER 1997; UPSEAT 2001]

Options:

A) 10o

B) 24o

C) 50o

D) 1/6o

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Since m=fofe Also m=Angle subtended by the imageAngle subtended by the object

fofe=αβ

α=fo×βfe=60×25=24o



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