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Given the following lens combination:

Lens.........diameter ...fl#
eyepiece...2cm............5
objective...40cm........15

what is the magnification?

User Ivant
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magnification = (40*15)/(2*5) = 60X


User Luca Angeletti
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Given:

Lens.........diameter ...fl#

eyepiece...2cm............5

objective...40cm........15

focal length of eyepiece = 2*5 = 10cm

focal length of objective = 40*15 = 600cm

magnification = FL obj / FL eyp = 600/10 = 60x


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