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What is the power of sun glasses?

The sunglasses are not used for magnification they are used to protect our eyes from the sun rays. The sun glass is the plain glass with thin polarizing film, therefore it does not have focus or the focus is at infinity.

∴ Power =


Power =


Hence the power of sun glasses is zero.


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