Waves & Optics · geometric optics

Linear Magnification

Relates image-to-object size and distance ratios under the source convention.

M = hᵢ / h₀ = dᵢ / d₀

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Variables

M
magnification
hᵢ, h₀
image and object heightm
dᵢ, d₀
image and object distancem

Conditions / notes

Use a consistent optical sign convention.

Reference details

Subject
Waves & Optics
Topic
geometric optics
Plain text
M = hi / h0 = di / d0

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