LENSES

1
Lenses
Drawing ray diagrams for lenses
Convex lenses
Characteristics of image
a) Object is far beyond 2F
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..

2
 Characteristics of image

b) Object placed at 2F …………………………………..

…………………………………..
…………………………………..

Characteristics of image
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..

Object placed between F and 2F

Characteristics of image
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..

3
 Characteristics of image
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
Object between F and O

Drawing ray diagrams for lenses

c) Concave lenses

Characteristics of image
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
…………………………………..

4
Lets try it again

5
6
7
Calculations involving lenses
1
a) An object is placed 8 cm in front of convex lens. A real image is produced at 12
cm. Find the focal length of the lens.

b) An object is placed 60.0 cm from a convex lens, which has a focal length of 15.0
cm. Find the distance of the image formed .

c) An object is placed 30.0 cm from a convex lens, which has a focal length of 15.0
cm. Find the distance of the image formed .

d) i)
An object is placed 10.0 cm from a convex lens, which has a focal length of
15.0 cm. Find the distance of the image formed .

ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formed .

iii) What is the magnification of the image formed ?

8
 2 An object is placed 32 cm from a converging (convex) lens that has a focal length of 8
cm.
a) Determine the distance of the image location. (Answer: 10.67 cm)

b) If the object is 3 cm high, how high is the image? (Answer: 1 cm)

c) Is the image real or virtual ?

d) Is the image inverted or upright?

3 A convex (converging) lens with a focal length of 6 cm is placed 4 cm from an

insect that is 0.5 cm tall.
a) Determine the distance of the image . (Answer: -12 cm)

b) What is the height of the image when seen from the lens (Answer:1.5 cm)

c) Is the image real or virtual?

d) Is the image inverted or upright?

4. A convex ( converging lens ) with a focal length of 10 cm is used to adjust the image
size in a photocopy machine. A piece of paper is placed 15 cm away from the lens.
a) Determine the magnification of the image. (Answer: 2)

b) Is the image real or virtual?

c) Is the image upright or inverted?

9
5 . A concave ( diverging lens ) with a focal length of 5 cm is placed 25 cm away from
an 8 cm tall object.
a) Determine the distance of the image. (Answer: - 4.167 cm)

b) Determine the height of the image. (Answer: 1.333 cm)

c) Is the image real or virtual?

d) Is the image inverted or upright?

10
11
12
13
14
15
16