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Two refracting telescopes are used to look at craters on the Moon. The objective focal length of both telescopes is 95.0 cm95.0 \mathrm{~cm} and the eyepiece focal length of both telescopes is 3.80 cm3.80 \mathrm{~cm}. The telescopes are identical except for the diameter of the lenses. Telescope A has an objective diameter of 10.0 cm10.0 \mathrm{~cm} while the lenses of telescope B are scaled up by a factor of two, so that its objective diameter is 20.0 cm20.0 \mathrm{~cm}. a) What are the angular magnifications of telescopes AA and BB ? 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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Given The focal lengths of the objective lenses of both telescopes are the same: foA=foB=fo=95 cmf_{oA}=f_{oB}=f_o=95\ \text{cm}. The focal lengths of the eyepieces of both telescopes are the same: feA=feB=fe=3.8 cmf_{eA}=f_{eB}=f_e=3.8\ \text{cm}. The diameters of the objective lenses of telescopes A and B are, respectively: dA=10 cmd_A=10\ \text{cm} and dB=20 cmd_B=20\ \text{cm}.

It is required of us to find the angular magnifications of the telescopes mAm_A and mBm_B and the ratio of brightness for both telescopes.

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