Peoples Physics Concepts

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 16. Light


Example 1

In the situation illustrated below, the object is set up .5 m away from a converging mirror. If the focal length of the
lens is .2 m, determine (a) the location of the real image, and (b) the magnification of the image.

Solution

(a): In order to determine the location of the image, we’ll use the lens maker’s equation.

1


f

=


1


do

+


1


di
1
di

=


1


f


1


do
1
di

=


1


.2 m


1


.5 m
di=.33 m

(b): Now that we have the location of the image, we can find the magnification.

M=


−di
do
M=
−.33 m
.5 m
M=−

2


3


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