9.3.5 - Image Formation in Lenses Using Ray Diagrams
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What type of image is formed when an object is placed between the focal point and the lens of a concave lens?
💡 Hint: Think about how a concave lens behaves.
In a convex lens, where do the parallel rays converge?
💡 Hint: Remember what happens to light in a convex lens.
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What type of lens converges light rays?
💡 Hint: Think about the action of light through each lens type.
True or False: A concave lens always forms real images.
💡 Hint: Recall the characteristics of images formed by concave lenses.
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You have a convex lens of focal length 15 cm. An object is placed 45 cm away from the lens. Calculate the nature, position, and size of the image formed.
💡 Hint: Use the lens formula to find image position following the image magnification formula.
An object is placed 10 cm in front of a concave lens with a focal length of -8 cm. Find the position of the image formed.
💡 Hint: Apply the lens formula and carefully consider the sign conventions.
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