JEE Main 2016 Physics question

PhysicsRay Optics and Optical InstrumentsJEE Main 2016

An observer looks at a distant tree of height 10 m with a telescope of magnifying power of 20. To the observer the tree appears :

Answer: (D)

Solution

A telescope magnifies the angle subtended by the object 20 times, so the tree appears as if it were 20 times nearer.

Question ID VK-008866