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Integrated Coordinated Science for the 21st Century

Active Physics
+ Chapter 6
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  1. a) The lens with the greater curvature will have the shorter focal length.
  2. Line up the centers of the two lenses.
  3. Remind students that the lens with the short focal length is right in front of the eye.
  4. a) Be sure to line up your eye, both lenses, and the object.
    b) The object appears inverted.
  5. a) Answers will vary but the ratio should be about 5.
  6. a-b) Answers will vary.
    c) If the magnification is greater, the object will appear larger.
  7. a) Answers will vary.
    b) The pair of lenses with the greater magnification made the larger image.