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Two refracting telescopes are used to look at craters on the Moon. The objective focal length of both telescopes is and the eyepiece focal length of both telescopes is . The telescopes are identical except for the diameter of the lenses. Telescope A has an objective diameter of while the lenses of telescope B are scaled up by a factor of two, so that its objective diameter is . a) What are the angular magnifications of telescopes and ? b) Do the images produced by the telescopes have the same brightness? If not, which is brighter and by how much?
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VerifiedGiven The focal lengths of the objective lenses of both telescopes are the same: . The focal lengths of the eyepieces of both telescopes are the same: . The diameters of the objective lenses of telescopes A and B are, respectively: and .
It is required of us to find the angular magnifications of the telescopes and and the ratio of brightness for both telescopes.
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