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Rules of Ray Diagram for Representation of Spherical Mirror

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Draw suitable diagrams to illustrate how a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis is reflected by :

(a) a concave mirror, and (b) a convex mirror.

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(a) Concave mirror

(b) Convex mirror

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