
3 4 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 26cm
Description
When rays of light pas through a concave lens, the lens bends them so that they diverge, or spread apart. But the eye thinks that the light travels in straight lines, so it sees it as coming from a 'virtual' image. The image is diminished, or smaller than the object'.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10312445
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