Lens & Mirror Equation Calculator
Uses the thin-lens and mirror equation to find the image distance and magnification, and describes whether the image is real or virtual, upright or inverted.
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Notes
- 1/f = 1/dₒ + 1/dᵢ; magnification m = −dᵢ/dₒ.
- A positive image distance is a real image you could catch on a screen; a negative one is virtual, like the enlarged image in a magnifying glass.