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Question
Only one of the following applies to a concave lens. This is:
(a) focal length is positive
(b) image distance can be positive or negative
(c) height of image can be positive or negative
(d) image distance is always negative
Solution
image distance is always negative
Because a concave lens always forms a virtual image on the left side of the lens.
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