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Compound microscope and telescope - qualitative

Problem

Shown below is the configuration of a compound microscope. There are two lenses in the instrument. L1 is known as the objective and L2 is known as the eyepiece.
Which of these describes the purpose of L1, the objective of the compound microscope?
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