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A ray of light falling parallel to the principal axis on a convex mirror follows which of the following path?


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1

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2

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3

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4

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Solution

The correct option is B

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In a convex mirror, when the ray parallel to principal axis incident the mirror, ray diverges and appears to come from the focus as shown in the figure.
Therefore, we can say that the light ray parallel to principal axis follows path 2.


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