Does viewing distance affect optical microscope magnification?

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Hi. I'm required to calculate the magnification of a microscope with the variables given. I have calculated this, but was just wondering if the best viewing distance is bigger than the length of the microscope, would this have any effect?

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lukesowersby said:

Homework Statement


Hi. I'm required to calculate the magnification of a microscope with the variables given. I have calculated this, but was just wondering if the best viewing distance is bigger than the length of the microscope, would this have any effect?

Homework Equations


N/A

The Attempt at a Solution


N/A

Thanks.

How do you define the best viewing distance? How would you calculate it?
 
The best viewing distance is the distance at which the virtual image produced is best viewed at. I'm not sure how this is calculated as it is usually a given value, which is 25cm in this case.