What do you understand by the term magnification? Write an expression for it for a lens, explaining the meaning of the symbols used.
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What do you understand by the term magnification? Write an expression for it for a lens, explaining the meaning of the symbols used.

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The ratio of length of image I perpendicular to the principal axis, to the length of the object O, is called linear magnification. The expression is: where, v = image distance u = object distance.

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What do you understand by the term magnification? Write an expression for it for a lens, explaining the meaning of the symbols used.

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