For an incident ray directed towards center of curvature of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray:

Retraces its path

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Passes through the focus

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Passes through the pole

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A
Retraces its path

The reflected ray retraces its path as the ray passing through the centre of curvature of the mirror is normal to the mirror or the angle of incidence is zero and hence, it retraces its path.

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For an incident ray directed towards centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray :

(a) retraces its path

(b) passes through the focus

(d) becomes parallel to the principal axis.

A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, after reflection passes through

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