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Summary

Ray diagrams for a diverging lens always form an upright virtual image. You can move the person by clicking and dragging his body, and change his height by clicking and dragging his head. You can also modify the location of the focal point F’.

Learning objectives
  • To illustrate the construction of ray diagrams for a diverging lens.
How to use the animation
Click and drag horizontally the body.
Click and drag vertically the head.
Click and drag the focal point  F'.
Keywords
diverging, lens, geometric-optics, concave, focal, virtual-image, focus,
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