The image distance is taken to be positive for which kind of image?
AA real image
BA virtual image
CAn inverted image
DA magnified image
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A real image
1. Sign conventions distinguish the two image types.
2. A real image can be projected on a screen.
3. The image distance is taken to be positive for a real image.
4. It is negative for a virtual image.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 'Geometric Optics', sections 25.1-25.7_
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