Diverging lens image properties
A single diverging lens always forms an image that is:
Answer A: explanation for every choice
A
Correct. A diverging lens spreads light, so the image is always virtual, upright, and smaller, on the same side as the object.
B
Real, inverted images come from converging lenses with the object outside the focal length.
C
Virtual, upright, magnified images come from a converging lens with the object inside the focal length.
D
For a single lens, real images are always inverted.
TakeawayDiverging lenses and convex mirrors: always virtual, upright, reduced.
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