Define the term ‘Pole’ .

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Step 1: Pole of mirror,
On a spherical mirror (that is concave as well as convex) surface, the central point of the curved surface is known as the pole of the mirror.
It is denoted by ‘P’.
Step 2: The following diagram depicts the pole ‘P’ of a spherical mirror,

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