5th Edition

ISBN: 9780136782490

Author: Walker

Publisher: PEARSON CO

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Chapter 27, Problem 34PCE

A nearsighted person wears contacts with a focal length of −8.5 cm. If this person’s far-point distance with her contacts is 8.5 m, what is her uncorrected far-point distance?

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