An erect object is placed on the central axis of a thin lens, further from the lens than the magnitude of its focal length.The magnification is +0.4.This means:
A)the image is real and erect and the lens is a converging lens
B)the image is real and inverted and the lens is a converging lens
C)the image is virtual and erect, and the lens is a diverging lens
D)the image is virtual and erect, and the lens is a converging lens
E)the image is virtual and inverted and the lens is a diverging lens

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A positive magnification less than 1 indicates a virtual, erect image, which is characteristic of a diverging lens.

An Erect Object Is Placed on the Central Axis of a Thin