A compound microscope has an objective of focal length and an eyepiece of focal length

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Problem

A compound microscope has an objective of focal length

0.5\,\text{cm}

and an eyepiece of focal length

2.5\,\text{cm}

. The distance between the objective focal plane and the eyepiece is

16\,\text{cm}

. For a relaxed eye (final image at infinity), the magnifying power of the microscope is closest to (a)

M = 160

(b)

M = 32

(c)

M = 320

(d)

M = 352