A concave mirror can converge parallel beams of light at one point. But rays originating from the focus after reflection does not always travel parallel to the principal axis.

Perpendicular to each other

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The correct option is B
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It is true that a concave mirror can converge parallel beams of light at one point called the focus but when the source of light is placed at the focus, the rays of light will always travel parallel to the principal axis after reflection. Therefore, the second statement is false.

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A ray starting from the focus of a concave mirror becomes parallel to the principal axis after reflection.

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