Uses of Converging Lenses

Uses of Converging Lenses

Magnifying Glasses:

• The object being magnified must be closer to the lens than the focal length
• The image formed is virtual because the light rays don't actually come from the place where the image appears to be
• REMEMBER you can't project a virtual image onto a screen

Magnification = image height/object height

Cameras:

• When you take a photograph…