Concave mirror finds use in huge reflecting telescopes. Give reason.

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The major component of a reflecting telescope is the concave mirror.
The concave mirror is known as a converging mirror because it converges a ray of light travelling from infinity, to its focal point.
Since it is a converging mirror, the concave mirror helps in converging the light from a far-off object to a point. Hence, the concave mirror finds use in huge reflecting telescopes.

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