In order to increase the magnifying power of a compound microscope:

  • A
    The focal lengths of the objective and the eye piece should be small
  • B
    Objective should have small focal length and the eye piece large
  • C
    Both should have large focal lengths
  • D
    The objective should have large focal length and eye piece should have small

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