What information about the nature of image (i) real or virtual, (ii) erect or inverted, do you get from the sign of magnification + or - ?

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(i) Positive sign of magnification indicates that the image is virtual while negative sign indicates that the image is real.
(ii) Positive sign of magnification indicates that the image is erect while negative sign indicates that the image is inverted.

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