Question

When using the magnification equation, a value greater than 1 as the solution for M indicates that the image is

Answer 1

Answer:

Larger than the object

Explanation:

The magnification of a lens/mirror is given by the equation:

$M=-\frac{h_i}{h_o}$

where

$h_i$ is the size of the image

$h_o$ is the size of the object

from the formula, we see that if M is greater than 1, it means that $|h_i|>|h_o|$

and so, it means that the image is larger than the object.

The negative sign simply tells if the image is upright or inverted: when M is positive, the image is upright, when M is negative, the image is inverted.