Question

Match the nature of the reflected rays with the type of mirror on which parallel rays were incident.

• A. Concave Mirror
• B. Convex Mirror
• C. Plane Mirror

Answer 1

For concave mirror, due to the shape of the reflecting surface the parallel rays converge at some point whereas in convex mirror they diverge away. For plane mirrors there's no convergence or divergence in reflected rays. The parallel incident rays are simply reflected back as parallel rays, with their angle of reflection equal to their angle of incidence.