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Two thin convex lenses are kept in contact coaxially. If the focal length of the combination of the lenses is 4 cm and sum of the focal lengths of the two lenses is 18 cm, then the focal length of the lens of low power is

  1. A 8 cm
  2. B 10 cm
  3. C 6 cm
  4. D 12 cm
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(D) 12 cm

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\( \frac{1}{F} = \frac{1}{f_1} + \frac{1}{f_2} = \frac{f_1 + f_2}{f_1 f_2} \) \( \frac{1}{4} = \frac{18}{f_1 f_2} \) \( f_1 f_2 = 4 \times 18 = 72 \) Form a quadratic equation: \( x^2 - (f_1 + f_2)x + f_1 f_2 = 0 \) \( x^2 - 18x + 72 = 0 \) \( (x - 6)(x - 12) = 0 \)…
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