A negative magnification for a mirror means that
A)the image is inverted,and the mirror could be either concave or convex.
B)the image is upright,and the mirror is convex.
C)the image is inverted,and the mirror is convex.
D)the image is inverted,and the mirror is concave.
E)the image is upright,and the mirror could be either concave or convex.

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A negative magnification indicates that the image is inverted which eliminates choices B and E. The fact that the mirror could be concave or convex leaves us with choices A and D. However, the negative magnification of a convex mirror would result in an upright image, eliminating choice C. Therefore, the correct choice is D, which states that the image is inverted and the mirror is concave.

A Negative Magnification for a Mirror Means That