An object containing a fingerprint is kept 1.8 cm from the objective (f o = 1.4 cm) of a compound microscope . The fingerprint is observed to be magnified 30 times. Worked example: Compound Microscope | Ray optics and optical instruments | Physics | Khan Academy Compound microscope and telescope - qualitative Get 3 of 4 questions to level up! The fancier instruments that we typically think of as microscopes are compound microscopes, meaning that they have multiple lenses. Because of the way these lenses are arranged, they can bend light to produce a much more magnified image than that of a magnifying glass.
