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Standard IX
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Spherical Mirrors
Define magnif...
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Define magnification.
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In optics, It is a quantification of comparing the size of the image with respect to the size of the object.
It gives us information about the image in terms of how large or small the image formed.
Magnification is defined as the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object.
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