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The object distance for a convex lens is 5.0 cm and the image distance is 10.0 cm. The height of the object is 4.0 cm. What is the height of the image?

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the answer is definitely 8cm
User Reinder Wit
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magnification(m)=imagedistance(v)÷objectdistance Here, the magnification will be 2. Therefore, the height of the image will be twice the height of the object, which is, 4*2= 8 cm.
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