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Question
What sign (+ve or −ve) has been given to the following on the basis of Cartesian Sigh Convention?
Height of a virtual image.
Solution
A positive sign is given to the height of a virtual image.
(Because a virtual image is formed above the principal axis, it's given a positive sign).
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