Magnification of mirrors and lenses

What kinds of images can be made by lenses and mirrors? Mirrors change the direction of light through reflection. Lenses bend the direction of light through refraction. Both mirrors and lenses can create images. Images may be upside-down, right-side-up, larger or smaller. How the image appears usually depends on the geometry of the lens or mirror, and also on the location of the object and the observer. This investigation explores images formed by single lenses and mirrors.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: Physics

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