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Regular and Diffused Reflection

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Match the nature of the reflected rays to the type of mirror on which parallel rays are incident.

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Concave mirror

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Convex mirror

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Plane mirror

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Solution

Due to the shape of the reflecting surface of a concave mirror, the parallel rays converge at some point, whereas in a convex mirror, they diverge.

Plane mirror simply reflects back as parallel rays.

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