A myopic (nearsighted)child wears contact lenses that allow her to have clear distant vision.The power of the lenses of her eyeglasses is -3.00 diopters.Without the corrective lenses,what is the far point of the girl?
A)0.33 m
B)0.25 m
C)0.17 m
D)0.42 m
E)0.50 m

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The far point of a myopic person can be calculated using the formula: Far point = 1/Power of the lens in diopters. Therefore, for a lens with a power of -3.00 diopters, the far point = 1/3 = 0.33 meters.

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