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luysion
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Hi, in questions involving lenses, when using the "thin lens formulae"
if my di is negative doesn't that mean the image is on the other side of the lens?
in this example however it doesn't seem this holds true..
A doctor examines a patient's skin lesion with a 15 cm focal length magnifying glass. If this lens is held 13.5 cm from the lesion, where is the image and could it be projected onto a screen?
the answer is;
1.35 m on the patient's side of the lens and could not be projected onto a screen.
I get how to get 1.35 but i get -1.35 so shouldn't it mean that it would be on the doctors side?
can somone please explain this to me.
Cheers!
if my di is negative doesn't that mean the image is on the other side of the lens?
in this example however it doesn't seem this holds true..
A doctor examines a patient's skin lesion with a 15 cm focal length magnifying glass. If this lens is held 13.5 cm from the lesion, where is the image and could it be projected onto a screen?
the answer is;
1.35 m on the patient's side of the lens and could not be projected onto a screen.
I get how to get 1.35 but i get -1.35 so shouldn't it mean that it would be on the doctors side?
can somone please explain this to me.
Cheers!