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The primary mirror of a Cassegrain reflecting telescope has a focal length of 12 ft. The s...

The primary mirror of a Cassegrain reflecting telescope has a focal length of 12 ft. The secondary mirror, which is convex, is 10 ft from the primary mirror along the principal axis and forms an image of a distant object at the vertex of the primary mirror. A hole in the primary mirror permits viewing the image with an eyepiece of 4-in. focal length, placed just behind this mirror. Calculate the focal length of the secondary convex mirror and the angular magnification of the instrument.

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