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An anatomist is viewing heart muscle cells with a microscope that has two selectable objectives with refracting powers of 100 and 300 diopters. When he uses the 100 -diopter objective, the image of a cell subtends an angle of $3 \times 10^{-3}$ rad with the eye. What angle is subtended when he uses the 300 -diopter objective?

Name: An anatomist is viewing heart muscle cells with a microscope that has two selectable objectives with refracting powers of 100 and 300 diopters. When he uses the 100 -diopter objective, the image of a cell subtends an angle of 3 × 10^-3 rad with the eye. What angle is subtended when he uses the 300 -diopter objective?
Uploaded: 2022-06-17T14:35:33-08:00
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Channel: Sikandar Baig
Description: An anatomist is viewing heart muscle cells with a microscope that has two selectable objectives with refracting powers of 100 and 300 diopters. When he uses the 100 -diopter objective, the image of a cell subtends an angle of 3 × 10^-3 rad with the eye. What angle is subtended when he uses the 300 -diopter objective?

          An anatomist is viewing heart muscle cells with a microscope that has two selectable objectives with refracting powers of 100 and 300 diopters. When he uses the 100 -diopter objective, the image of a cell subtends an angle of $3 \times 10^{-3}$ rad with the eye. What angle is subtended when he uses the 300 -diopter objective?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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06/17/2022

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Given that the angle subtended with the 100-diopter objective is $3 \times 10^{-3}$ rad, we can use the formula: Magnification = 1 / (angle subtended with the objective). So, Magnification = 1 / ($3 \times 10^{-3}$) = 1 / 0.003 = 333.33 Show more…

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An anatomist is viewing heart muscle cells with a microscope that has two selectable objectives with refracting powers of 100 and 300 diopters. When he uses the 100 -diopter objective, the image of a cell subtends an angle of $3 \times 10^{-3}$ rad with the eye. What angle is subtended when he uses the 300 -diopter objective?