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Compare image and object heights
Magnification = image height ÷ object height. It is a ratio with no units because the height units cancel. Both heights must be expressed in the same unit before dividing. A 6 cm image of a 2 cm object has magnification 3. For these GCSE calculations use the sizes of the heights; the ray diagram separately identifies whether the image is upright or inverted.
