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Introductory Physics Volume Two

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8.8 Diverging Lenses 171<br />

(b) virtual?<br />

(c) upright?<br />

(d) inverted?<br />

(e) larger than the object?<br />

§ 8.8 Diverging Lenses<br />

Now consider what happens when parallel rays strike a lens that<br />

is thiner in the middle. The rays diverge from the optical axis as if<br />

they came from the focal point on the incident side. This type of lens<br />

is called a Diverging Lens. This is drawn in the figure below.<br />

-f<br />

We might also consider what happens to rays that are converging toward<br />

the focal point on the far side of the lens, these rays exit the lens<br />

parallel to the optical axis, as indicated in the diagram below.<br />

-f<br />

We can, as before, construct the location and size of the image, by<br />

using three principle rays. The three rays are, (1) a ray that leaves the<br />

object parallel to the optical axis, (2) a ray going through the center of<br />

the lens, (3) a ray that leaves the object headed toward the focal point<br />

on the far side of the lens. This has been done in the figure below.

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