Table of images types for convex and concave lenses

This table summarizes our results for the images of a concave and of a convex lens. The case of the concave lens is simple: it always produces an upright, reduced, virtual image. For the convex lens, things are more complicated. If the object is further away from the lens than the focal point, the convex lens makes a real, inverted image. However, if you move the object closer than the focal point, the convex lens produces a virtual image that is upright and larger than the object.

 

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