Question

The magnification produced by a lens is 1/2. The nature and the relative size of the image formed by the lens in the respective order is?

• A. real, inverted and enlarged
• B. real, inverted and diminished
• C. virtual, erect and enlarged
• D. virtual, erect and diminished

Answer 1

Answer:

D. virtual, erect and diminished

• Magnification (m) = 1/2 which is positive and less than 1.

• A positive magnification implies that the image formed is virtual and erect.

• Since the magnification is less than 1, the image is diminished