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[SOLVED] Contact Lenses Problem
A contact lens is made of plastic with an index of refraction of 1.58. The lens has a focal length of +26.0 cm, and its inner surface has a radius of curvature of +20.0 mm. What is the radius of curvature of the outer surface?
The "thin lens equation"
1/f = (n-1)(1/R1 - 1/R2)
This seems like a basic, out-of-the-book problem at first glance, but I can't get it. I've tried it several times, solving for R1 and R2 because I don't know which radius of curvature the 20.0 mm is. I think my main problems are probably sign errors and where to put the 20.0 mm (I don't know the rules for sign conventions in lenses, etc). Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
Homework Statement
A contact lens is made of plastic with an index of refraction of 1.58. The lens has a focal length of +26.0 cm, and its inner surface has a radius of curvature of +20.0 mm. What is the radius of curvature of the outer surface?
Homework Equations
The "thin lens equation"
1/f = (n-1)(1/R1 - 1/R2)
The Attempt at a Solution
This seems like a basic, out-of-the-book problem at first glance, but I can't get it. I've tried it several times, solving for R1 and R2 because I don't know which radius of curvature the 20.0 mm is. I think my main problems are probably sign errors and where to put the 20.0 mm (I don't know the rules for sign conventions in lenses, etc). Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.