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AP Physics 2
13.4 Images Formed by Lenses
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Experimental setup of the optical bench.
Experimental setup of the optical bench.
A student conducts an experiment with an optical bench to determine the focal length \(f\) of a thin converging lens. For several object distances \(d_o\), the student adjusts the position of a screen until a sharp, real image is formed at distance \(d_i\) on the opposite side of the lens, recording the data in the table.

TrialObject Distance \(d_o\text{ (cm)}\)Image Distance \(d_i\text{ (cm)}\)
115.030.0
220.020.0
330.015.0
450.012.5

The student plots \(\dfrac{1}{d_i}\) on the vertical axis as a function of \(\dfrac{1}{d_o}\) on the horizontal axis and fits a straight line of the form \(y = mx + b\) to the data. Which of the following correctly identifies the theoretical slope \(m\) of the line and the focal length \(f\) calculated from the vertical intercept \(b\)?

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