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Match each instrument to its magnifying power

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Simple microscope
    Right
    m = 1 + D/f
  2. Left
    Simple microscope, image at infinity
    Right
    m = D/f
  3. Left
    Compound microscope
    Right
    m = mₑ × m₀

Explanation

The three magnification formulae the chapter gives. Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments.
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