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Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors

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(a) Copy this figure in your answer-book and show the direction of the light ray after reflection:

(b) What type of mirror is shown in the above figure: a converging mirror or a diverging mirror?

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Solution

(a) The ray will get reflected from the mirror and will go parallel to the principal axis of the mirror.

(b) The mirror shown in the given figure is a converging mirror or a concave mirror.

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