Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

(a) Parallel rays of light are reflected by a concave mirror to a point called the ..........
(b) The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance from the ......... to the mirror.
(c) A concave mirror .......... rays of light whereas convex mirror ............ rays of light
(d) For a convex mirror, parallel rays of light appear to diverge from a point called the ......... .

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(a) Parallel rays of light are reflected by a concave mirror to a point called the focus.
(b) The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance from the focus to the mirror.
(c) A concave mirror converges rays of light whereas convex mirror diverges rays of light.
(d) For a convex mirror, parallel rays of light appear to diverge from a point called the focus.

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :

(a) Parallel rays of light are reflected by a concave mirror to a point called the ___.

(b) The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance from the ___ to the mirror.

(d) For a convex mirror, parallel rays of light appear to diverge from a point called the___.

Rays parallel to the principal axis of a concave or convex mirror meet or appear to come from which point?

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