The Resolving Power of a Telescope Can Be Increased By

question 33

Multiple Choice

The resolving power of a telescope can be increased by:

• A)increasing the objective focal length and decreasing the eyepiece focal length
• B)increasing the lens diameters
• C)decreasing the lens diameters
• D)inserting a correction lens between objective and eyepiece
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Corrective Tax

A tax designed to encourage private decision makers to take into account the social costs that arise from a negative externality.

Allocative Efficiency

A state where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, with products being produced at a quantity where the price equals marginal cost.

Consumer Surplus

The contrast between the total payment consumers are willing and financially able to make for a good or service and the amount they truly pay.

Producer Surplus

The discrepancy between the price producers agree to sell a good for and the price they actually end up receiving.