Axial Thickness Definition for Optics Lenses Problem

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What is axial thickness? Is it the thickness between the two principle planes of a lens or is it just the thickness of the lens? I need the correct definition to finish a problem.
 

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I believe that the axial thickness of a lens is just the center thickness of the lens.
 

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