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Question
Define its magnifying power and write the expression for it?
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Solution
Magnifying Power: The magnifying power m is the ratio of the angle α subtended at the eye by the final image to the angle β which the object subtends at the lens or the eye.
`m≈ β/α h/f_e . f_o/h = f_o/f_e`
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