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LENSES
UNDERSTANDING
LENSES
POWER LENS
Types of lenses
Convex lenses
Concave lenses
Power Of Lens
Power Of Lens = 1
f
The unit is measured in Dioptre, D
Power of the convex lense is positive,
and power for concave lens is negative.
EXAMPLE
The focus length of a concave lens
is given as 29cm. What is the
power of the lens?
MAGNIFICATION
The simplest way to compare the
m = h1 = v
ho u
EXAMPLE
Figure shows the position of an image, I
of an object, O formed by convex lens.
The height of the object, O is 5cm. If OL
= 20cm and OI = 66 cm, what is the
height of the image
66cm
O
20cm
Sign
Positive value
(+ )
Negative
Value (-)
Real
Virtual
Real
Virtual
EXAMPLE
An object is placed in front of a convex
lens with focal length of 10cm. Find the
image position, and magnification of
the image formed when the object
distance is 15cm.
MAGNIFICATION
UNDERSTANDING
LENSES
LENS FORMULA