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Question
Ranbir claims to have obtained an image twice the size of the object with a concave lens. Is he correct? Give a reason for your answer.
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Solution
No, he is not correct.
Reason: Magnified image of an object cannot be formed by a concave lens ever. Because, no matter where the object is placed in front of a concave lens, it always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image of the object.
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