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Lens

Object located at a finite distance from the lens

Section titled “Object located at a finite distance from the lens”

The object point A is to the left of F. B′ is located at the intersection of the rays emerging from the lens: the image is real.

Real image

The object point A is to the right of F. B′ is located at the intersection of the extensions of the rays emerging from the lens: the image is virtual.

Virtual image

The image is real and located in the image focal plane.

  • B at infinity
  • A at infinity on the optical axis

At infinity