When all else remains the same, what effect would decreasing the focal length have on a convex lens?

A convex lens’s optical power is inversely related to its focal length: power = 1 ÷ focal length. Decreasing the focal length therefore increases the lens’s power, making it stronger. It does not mean the lens can produce only real or only virtual images; that depends on the object’s position.

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