A compound microscope has a tube length of

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Problem

18\,\text{cm}

. Its objective and eyepiece have focal lengths

0.6\,\text{cm}

and

2.5\,\text{cm}

respectively. Calculate its maximum magnifying power when the final image is at the near point. Take

D = 25\,\text{cm}