If the object is 10 m away and the image is 9.8 cm, what is the focal length? (Hint: use Lab Manual Equation 4.2: 1 / o+ 1 / i =  1 / f) Suppose one estimated the focal length by assuming f = i.  What is the discrepancy between this approximate value and the true value?

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If the object is 10 m away and the image is 9.8 cm, what is the focal length? (Hint: use Lab Manual Equation 4.2: 1 / o+ 1 / i =  1 / f) Suppose one estimated the focal length by assuming f = i.  What is the discrepancy between this approximate value and the true value? 

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