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A converging lens
Refracts the light so that any ray of light parallel
to the principal axis (the thick horizontal line) is
turned to pass through the focal point.
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In these two diagrams the converging lens is
acting as a magnifying glass producing a
virtual image.
The light in the lower diagram is refracted so
that it is parallel, but the eye lens can focus it
into an image on the retina
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comprehensive
A diverging lens
explanation is given
Refracts the light so that any ray of light parallel
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to the principal axis (the thick horizontal line) is
to this page turned outwards (diverged) so that it seems as
if it coming from the focal point.
Lens diagrams
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In this diagram the lens
produces a real image, which
can be projected on a screen.
The set up is the same as for
a projector (video or film) with
To find the position of the final image we the image being inverted and
map three rays of light. One from the magnified.
base of the object (the red arrow) passes
along the principal axis through the
centre of the lens, this is not refracted.
One from the top of the arrow also f f
passes through the centre and the path
is unaltered.
One from the top of the arrow, parallel to
the principal axis is refracted to pass
through the focal point.
The top of the image is where these two
last lines cross.