Concept:
A compound microscope has two lenses:
• Objective lens (near object)
• Eyepiece lens (near eye)
Step 1: Role of objective lens.
Object is placed just beyond focal length of objective.
Step 2: Image formation.
Objective lens forms:
• Real image (on the other side of lens)
• Inverted image
• Magnified image
Step 3: Conclusion.
\[
\text{Intermediate image is real and magnified}
\]