A ray of light AM is incident on a spherical mirror as shown in the diagram.

Redraw the diagram on the answer sheet and show the path of the reflected ray. Also, indicate and mark the angle of reflection in the diagram.

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Solution

When a light ray parallel to the principal axis falls on a concave mirror, it reflects and passes through the focus of the mirror as shown in the figure.

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