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what is principle focus

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Principal focus is a point (on the principal axis) where parallel incident rays meet after reflecting (in mirrors) or refracting (in lenses). It is a fixed point of particular lens/mirror and depends upon its shape. Principal Focus also determines the focal length of the lens/mirror.

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