Final image distance using lenses

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The discussion focuses on calculating the final image distance in a two-lens system, where a 15cm focal-length converging lens is positioned 18cm to the right of a 4.0cm focal-length lens. The goal is to determine the object distance that results in the final image being halfway between the two lenses. The initial calculations suggest that the image distance from the first lens is 5.6 cm, but this is misinterpreted as the object distance for the second lens. Clarification is needed on how to accurately relate the distances between the two lenses and the final image. The conversation emphasizes the importance of correctly identifying the object and image distances in multi-lens systems.
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A 15cm focal-length converging lens is 18cm to the right of a 4.0cm focal-length converging lens. A 4.0cm tall object is distance to the left of the first lens.
For what value of is the final image of this two-lens system halfway between the two lenses?

My attempt:
I am working backwards:
s" = -9 (final virtual image displayed halfway between lenses)
f = 15
I solved for (1/s') + (1/s") = 1/f
s'= 5.6 cm (real image distance formed from lense 1)
f = 4cm
and now solve for s one more time and get s = 14
but that is wrong
 
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kiwi101 said:
I solved for (1/s') + (1/s") = 1/f
s'= 5.6 cm (real image distance formed from lense 1)
s' is object distance for 2nd lens. That's not the same as the image distance for the 1st lens. If the object of the 2nd lens is 5.6 cm to the left of the 2nd lens, how far is that to the right of the 1st lens?
 
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