Step 1 :\( \frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{d_o} + \frac{1}{d_i} \)
Step 2 :\( \frac{1}{12} = \frac{1}{28} + \frac{1}{d_i} \)
Step 3 :\( \frac{1}{d_i} = \frac{1}{12} - \frac{1}{28} \)
Step 4 :\( d_i = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{12} - \frac{1}{28}} \)
Step 5 :\( d_i = \boxed{21} \mathrm{cm} \)
Step 6 :\( M = \frac{h_i}{h_o} = \frac{d_i}{d_o} \)
Step 7 :\( h_i = M \cdot h_o \)
Step 8 :\( h_i = \frac{21}{28} \cdot 8.5 \)
Step 9 :\( h_i = \boxed{-6.4} \mathrm{cm} \)
Step 10 :\( M = \frac{-6.4}{8.5} \)
Step 11 :\( M = \boxed{-0.75} \)
Step 12 :The image is real because the image distance is positive.
Step 13 :The image is inverted because the image height is negative.