The far point of a myopic person is $150 \ cm$ in front of the eye. Calculate the focal length and the power of a lens required to enable him to see distant objects clearly.

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(D) Given: The object distance $u = \infty$ (for distant objects) and the image distance $v = -150 \ cm = -1.5 \ m$ (since the image must be formed at the person's far point).
Using the lens formula, $\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u}$.
Substituting the values: $\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{-1.5} - \frac{1}{\infty}$.
Since $\frac{1}{\infty} = 0$, we get $\frac{1}{f} = -\frac{1}{1.5}$.
Therefore, the focal length $f = -1.5 \ m$.
The power of the lens $P$ is given by $P = \frac{1}{f(\text{in meters})}$.
$P = \frac{1}{-1.5} = -0.67 \ D$.
Thus, the required focal length is $-1.5 \ m$ and the power is $-0.67 \ D$.

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