So plus X times the negative expected value of Y. So I'll just say minus X times the expected value of Y. And that negative sign comes from this negative sign right over here.
Now, if you want to calculate the magnifying power of the telescope, just start with the same equation you used for the magnifying lens, but with a negative sign, because the image is flipped.
Which means that the induced emf in a coil of wire is equal to the number of coils, times the change in magnetic flux over the change in time, all multiplied by a negative sign.
Geometrically, the meaning of this function is that for any input vector X-Y-Z, you consider the parallelopyped defined by this vector, V and W, then you return its volume with a plus or minus sign, depending on orientation.