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Images Produced by a Lens

Convex lenses produce images that are either real or virtual. Concave lenses only produce virtual images.

Convex lenses

Convex lenses

  • Convex lenses produce images that are either real or virtual.
  • A real image appears on the other side of the lens to the object. We can project real images onto a screen.
  • A virtual image appears on the same side of the object. We cannot project virtual images onto a screen.
Magnification

Magnification

  • We can use this equation to calculate the magnification a lens produces:
    • magnification = image height ÷ object height
  • Magnification is a ratio. It has no units.
  • We should measure the image’s height and object’s height in either mm or cm.
Concave lenses

Concave lenses

  • Concave lenses only produce virtual images.
  • A virtual image appears on the same side of the object. We cannot project virtual images onto a screen.
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