How is a spherical mirror used to converge a beam of light at a point ? Name the type of mirror used.

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These mirrors are called "converging mirrors" because they tend to collect light that falls on them, refocusing parallel incoming rays toward a focus. This is because the light is reflected at different angles since the normal to the surface differs with each spot on the mirror.

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