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Physics · L3 · What Kind of Image Does This Lens Form?

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Tracing whether a lens forms a real or virtual image, and whether it's magnified, based on lens type and object distance relative to the focal length.

by @openstemUpdated Physics
💡 Light rays from an object reach a lensConverging or diverging lens?🔷 Always virtual, upright, reduced — same side as the objectObject closer than the focal point? dₒ < f🔍 Virtual, upright, magnified — magnifying glass🎥 Real, inverted image on the opposite sideDivergingConvergingYesNo, dₒ > f

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