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The magnifying power of a telescope can be increased by:

A

increasing focal length

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B

by fitting eye-piece of higher power

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by fitting eye-piece of lower power

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by increasing the distance of object

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Solution

The correct option is B by fitting eye-piece of higher power
Increasing the power of eyepiece.

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