A plane mirror reflects a pencil of light to form a real image. What is the incident of the pencil of light on the mirror?

parallel

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convergent

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divergent

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B convergent
Plane mirrors don't usually form real images. They form "virtual images" of real objects.
However, things can be arranged so that a plane mirror does form a real image. A convergent light beam can do this.

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