Thin Lens & Images: Real, Inverted & Smaller Objects

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Glen Maverick
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Homework Statement



Under what conditions will a thin converging lens form:
a) a real image,
b) an inverted image,
and c) an image smaller than the object?

Homework Equations



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The Attempt at a Solution



I have concluded that:
a) the object needs to be outside the focal length
b) the same
c) the objects needs to be outside twice the focal length.

I am not sure if the answers are right. Can you please check for me? Thank you!
 
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Thank you to both Stanton and rl.bhat. I was looking for this problem. :)
 
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