Lens Ray Diagram Practice
AP Physics
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After learning how to do them in class, do the following problems on your own. For each problem:
a. Draw at least two light rays to locate the image produced by the lens and draw in the image
b. Label the characteristics of your image: size, distance, type of image, orientation of image.
Converging Lenses
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Diverging Lenses
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d. If you feel inspired, you can go back and check your drawings by measuring the object distance &
height and focal length and applying the thin lens and magnification equations to find the characteristics
of the image then compare them to the image you found from your drawing.