Figure (a) shows the basic structure of a human eye. Light refracts into the eye through the cornea and is then further redired lens whose shape (and thus ability to focus the light) is controlled by muscles. We can treat the cornea and eye lens as a single thin lens. See Figure (b). A¨normal" eye can focus parallel light rays from a distant object O to a point on the retina at the back eye, where processing of the visual information begins. As an object is brought close to the eye, however, the muscles must cl shape of the lens so that rays form an inverted real image on the retina. See Figure (c) below. (a) Suppose that for the parallel Figure (a) and Figure (b) below, the focal length fof the effective thin lens of the eye is 2.58 cm. For an object at distance p = 5 what focal lengthf'of the effective lens is required for the object to be seen clearly? (b) Must the eye muscles increase (enter decrease (enter 0) the radii of curvature of the eye lens to give focal length f?
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Plano-Convex Lens
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Figure (a) shows the basic structure of a human eye. Light refracts into the eye through the cornea and is then further redirected by a lens whose shape (and thus ability to focus the light) is controlled by muscles. We can treat the cornea and eye lens as a single effective thin lens. See Figure (b). A “normal” eye can focus parallel light rays from a distant object O to a point on the retina at the back of the eye, where processing of the visual information begins. As an object is brought close to the eye, however, the muscles must change the shape of the lens so that rays form an inverted real image on the retina. See Figure (c) below.
(a) Suppose that for the parallel rays of Figure (a) and Figure (b) below, the focal length f of the effective thin lens of the eye is 2.58 cm. For an object at distance p = 52.4 cm, what focal length f' of the effective lens is required for the object to be seen clearly?
(b) Must the eye muscles increase (enter 1) or decrease (enter 0) the radii of curvature of the eye lens to give focal length f'?
**Graph/Diagram Explanation:**
1. **Diagram (a):** Shows the anatomy of the eye, illustrating how light from a distant object is refracted by the cornea and lens to focus on the retina. Labels include "Muscle," "Lens," "Retina," "Cornea," and "Light from distant object O."
2. **Diagram (b):** Depicts an effective lens model where parallel light rays converge at a point on the retina, demonstrating normal focusing for distant objects.
3. **Diagram (c):** Illustrates the change needed for focusing on a nearby object O, where the light rays converge at a shorter distance from the lens to the retina. The diagram is labeled with distances p (object distance), f (focal length), and f' (adjusted focal length).
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- **(a) Number:** 2.46 **Units:** cm
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