Question
is observing an ant using a digital microscope.. The length of the image is 22mm. The ant's ength is 2mm . Calculate the magnificatior ) of the image.
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Bruce
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Answer
The microscope's magnification is 11x.
Explanation
To calculate the magnification of a digital microscope in this context, one must use the ratio of the image size to the actual object size. So, if the length of the image is 22mm (or the image size) and the length of the ant is 2mm (or the actual size), the magnification (also known as the magnification factor) is calculated by dividing the image size by the object size. In this case, it would be 22 / 2. No units are used for magnification as it's a ratio and as such a unitless figure.