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The magnifying power of a telescope can be increased

A

increasing the length of telescope

B

increasing focal length of objective

C

increasing the diameter of objective

D

increasing the focal length of eye piece.

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B
As magnifying power, `m=(f_(0))/(f_(e))`, therefore, m can be increased by increasing focal length of objective length
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