Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 34 - Images - Problems - Page 1041: 78a

Answer

Diverging (D).

Work Step by Step

Only diverging lenses can form images that are upright and diminished in size. Since the magnification is +0.50, which is smaller than 1.0 but greater than 0, the image is upright and diminished. This means that the lens must be diverging.
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