Name the spherical mirror which has :
Virtual principal focus.
Real principal focus.

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For the above figure we can infer that :
Virtual principal focus is found in convex mirror.
Real principal focus is found in concave mirror.

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Name the spherical mirror which has : Virtual principal focus.Real principal focus.

For the above figure we can infer that :Virtual principal focus is found in convex mirror.Real principal focus is found in concave mirror.

Name the spherical mirror which has :
Virtual principal focus.
Real principal focus.

For the above figure we can infer that :
Virtual principal focus is found in convex mirror.
Real principal focus is found in concave mirror.