According to the Cartesian sign convention in ray optics,

  • A
    all distances are taken positive.
  • B
    all distances are taken negative.
  • C
    all distances measured in the direction of the incident ray are taken positive.
  • D
    all distances measured in the direction of the incident ray are taken negative.

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