A farsighted man uses eyeglasses with a refractive power of 3.55 diopters. Wearing the glasses 0.022 m from his eyes, he is able to read books held no closer than 0.260 m from his eyes. He would like a prescription for contact lenses to serve the same purpose. What is the correct contact lens prescription, in diopters? Number i Units

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A farsighted man uses eyeglasses with a refractive power of 3.55 diopters. Wearing the glasses 0.022 m from his eyes, he is able to
read books held no closer than 0.260 m from his eyes. He would like a prescription for contact lenses to serve the same purpose. What
is the correct contact lens prescription, in diopters?
Number i
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A farsighted man uses eyeglasses with a refractive power of 3.55 diopters. Wearing the glasses 0.022 m from his eyes, he is able to read books held no closer than 0.260 m from his eyes. He would like a prescription for contact lenses to serve the same purpose. What is the correct contact lens prescription, in diopters? Number i Units
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