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Focal length Two thin lenses with focal lengths pp and qq and separated by a distance dd have their combined focal length given by the reciprocal of

1p+1qdpq\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}-\frac{d}{p q}

(a) Combine these fractions.

(b) Use the reciprocal of your answer in (a) to find the combined focal length.

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(a.) In order to simplify the given fraction, it is convenient that both be expressed as the same denominator. In this case, the denominator is not the same then we have to take Least common denominator (LCD) to write the equivalents of each of the fractions with a common denominator.

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