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Question
Five years later, the boy from Additional Example 1 (now 20 years old), wearing his original 2-diopter glasses, must hold a book 40 cm from his eyes to see clearly. To read a book at 25 cm, what power of lenses does he now require?
Correct Answer
Option D is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
First, find his uncorrected near point at 20 years old. With +2D glasses (f=+50cm), he reads at 40cm (u=40cm). The image (v) formed by the glasses is his uncorrected near point: 1/v = 1/f - 1/u = 1/50 - 1/40 = -1/200. So, his uncorrected near point is 200 cm (v = -200 cm). Now, to read a book at 25 cm (u=25 cm), the new corrective lens must create a virtual image at his near point (-200 cm). The required power P = 1/f = 1/u + 1/v = 1/0.25 m + 1/(-2.00 m) = 4 - 0.5 = +3.5 D. Since the document's own examples show rounding to the nearest diopter (e.g., 3.03D rounded to 3.0D), 3.5 D would likely be rounded to +4.0 D, as 25cm focal length (4D) is closer to 28.57cm focal length (3.5D) than 33.3cm (3D).
Hint
First, determine the boy's uncorrected near point at age 20 using the information provided about his existing glasses. Then, calculate the power of the lens needed to bring an object at 25 cm to this new near point. Remember to use meters for distances when calculating power and consider potential rounding to standard diopter values.