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MHT CET · Physics · Ray Optics

By increasing the aperture of the objective lens, wavelength of light, focal length
of the objective lens and the resolving power of an astronomical telescope
respectively

  1. A is not affected, increases, decreases.
  2. B increases, decreases, is not affected.
  3. C decreases, increases, is not affected.
  4. D is not affected, decreases, increases.
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(B) increases, decreases, is not affected.

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(A)
Resolving power of the telescope \(\quad \mathrm{RP}=\frac{\mathrm{a}}{1.22 \lambda}\)
where a is the diameter (aperture) of the objective lens.
\(\Longrightarrow \quad \mathrm{RP} \propto \mathrm{a}\)
Thus the aperture of the objective lens is made so large so as to increase the resolving power of the telescope.