Two thin lenses with a focal length of magnitude 12.0cm, the first diverging and the second converging, are located 9.00cm apart

b ) The first lens is a concave lens with a focal length of f₁ = - 12 cm and an object distance of u = - 20 cm. Using the lens formula, 1 / v - 1 / u = 1 / f, we get 1 / v + 1 / 20 = -1 / 12. This leads to 1 / v = - 1 / 20 - 1 / 12, which simplifies to 1 / v = -0.05 - 0.08333, yielding v = -7.5 cm. Consequently, the first image is formed before the first lens, near the object side, which becomes the object for the second lens with a distance of 16.5 cm from the second lens. c ) For the second lens, object distance is u = -16.5 cm, and focal length f₂ = + 12 cm (convex lens). Using the lens formula leads to 1 / v + 1 / 16.5 = 1 / 12, and this results in 1 / v = 1 / 12 - 1 / 16.5, which simplifies to 1 / v = 0.08333 - 0.0606. Finally, we find v = 44 cm (approximately). This image will be formed on the other side of the convex lens, which is 53 cm from the first lens. Magnification by the first lens is v / u = -7.5 / -20 = 0.375. For the second lens, it is v / u = 44 / - 16.5 = -2.67. d ) The total magnification becomes 0.375 x - 2.67 = - 1.00125. The height of the final image is then calculated as 2.50 mm x 1.00125 = 2.503 mm. e ) The final image will be inverted compared to the object since the total magnification is negative.