Zaheen uses a convex lens to make sunlight burn a hole in a piece of card. Zaheen changes the lens in the holder for another lens with twice the power. What will she have to do to focus the sunlight on the card?

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(N/A) Power is related to the focal length as $P = \frac{1}{f}$.
An increase in power means a decrease in focal length.
Since the sunlight comes from infinity,the image is formed at the focal point of the lens.
If the power is doubled $(P' = 2P)$,the new focal length becomes half of the original focal length $(f' = \frac{f}{2})$.
Therefore,to focus the sunlight on the card,she will have to move the lens closer to the card,specifically at a distance equal to half of the previous focal length.

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