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Use the same units before dividing - Online practice 2
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Calibrated image length 12 mm; actual object length 30 micrometres. Magnification=image size/actual size in matching units; 1 mm=1000 micrometres. A later copy doubles both image dimensions and its embedded scale bar. Assume the original measurements are correctly calibrated.
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- Calculate magnification from 12 mm and 30 micrometres.
- What is the magnification on the doubled-size copy? Does the actual object double in size?
- Why can an embedded scale bar stay useful when a printed magnification label becomes wrong? Does enlargement guarantee better resolution?
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