{"id":4269,"date":"2018-09-05T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2023-08-05T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:25:36","slug":"equation-of-diverging-concave-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/equation-of-diverging-concave-lens.htm","title":{"rendered":"Equation of diverging (concave) lens","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Article about Equation of diverging (concave) lens<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Before deriving the equation of the concave lens, first understood the sign rules of the concave lens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Sign rules of the concave lens<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following are the sign rules of the concave lens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The object distance (do)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the object is on the side of the lens that is the same as the direction of the beam of light, then the object distance is positive.<\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The image distance (di)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If a beam of light passes the image, then <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>the image distance<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> is positive (real image). If the image does not pass through the beam of light, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>the image distance<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> is negative (virtual image).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The focal length (f)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the focal point of the lens is passed through a beam of light, the focal length of the lens is positive. Conversely, if the lens&#8217;s focal point is not passed by light, the lens&#8217;s focal length is negative. The focal point of the concave lens is not passed by light, so the focal length of the concave lens is negative.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The height of the object (ho)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the object is above the principal axis, the height of the object is signed positive (object is upright). Conversely, if the object is below the principal axis, the height of the object is negative (object is inverted).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The height of the image (hi)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the image is above the principal axis, the image height is positive (image is upright). If the image is below the principal axis, the image height is negative (image is inverted).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>The magnification of image (m)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the magnification of image &gt; 1, then the image size is greater than the object size. If the magnification of the image = 1, then the image size is equal to the object size. If the magnification of image &lt; 1, the image size is smaller than the object size.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The equation of the concave lens<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Based on the figure below, two beams of light are drawn towards the concave lens, and the concave lens refracts the light beam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4276\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-1-300x167.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-1.png 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s = do = the object distance, s\u2019 = di = the image distance, h = P P\u2019 = the height of object, h\u2019 = Q Q\u2019 = the height of image, F<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\">1<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and F<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> = the focal point of the concave lens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The P&#8217;AP triangle is similar to the Q\u2019AQ triangle. Therefore :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4270\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-2.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 2\" width=\"173\" height=\"41\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The BF<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A triangle is similar to the Q\u2019F<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Q triangle, where the distance of AB = the height of the object (h) and the distance of F<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A = the focal length (f) of the concave lens. Therefore :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4271\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-3.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 3\" width=\"186\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4272\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-4.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 4\" width=\"137\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Based on the the the sign rules of the concave lens, this equation can be changed to like the equation of curved mirror, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">if the image distance (di) is given a negative sign because the beam of light does not pass the image <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and the focal length (f) is also given a negative sign because the focal point of the concave lens is not passed by light (compare with the figure of the image formation above). According to this statement, the equation of the concave lens changes to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4273\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-5.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 5\" width=\"100\" height=\"42\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">do = the object distance, di = the image distance, f = the focal length <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The magnification of image (m)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Observe the figure of the image formation above. The P&#8217;AP and Q&#8217;AQ triangles are similar so that we can derive the relationship between the object distance and the image distance with the object height and the image height:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4274\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-6.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 6\" width=\"94\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This equation is written again as below by adding m:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4275\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Equation-of-diverging-concave-lens-7.png\" alt=\"Equation of diverging (concave) lens 7\" width=\"128\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">m = the magnification of the image<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ho = the object height (positive if it is above the principal axis or the object is upright)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">hi = the image height (positive if it is above the principal axis or the image is upright)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">do = the object distance (positive if the light beam pass through the object)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">di = the image distance (positive if the beam of light pass through the image or image is real)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article about Equation of diverging (concave) lens Before deriving the equation of the concave lens, first understood the sign rules of the concave lens. 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