A 4.0-cm-tall object is placed 50.0 cm from a diverging lens of focal length 25.0 cm. What is the nature and location of the image?
A) A real image, 4.0 cm tall, 20 cm other side of the object
B) A virtual image, 4.0 cm tall, 20 cm other side of the object
C) A virtual image, 2.0 cm tall, 10 cm other side of the object
D) A virtual image, 1.3 cm tall, 16.7 cm same side as the object
E) A real image, 1.3 cm tall, 16.7 cm same side as the object

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A diverging lens always forms a virtual image on the same side as the object. Using the lens formula, the image distance is calculated to be -16.7 cm, and the magnification gives the image height as 1.3 cm.

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