The ray parallel to the principal axis, after reflection, passes through the centre of curvature.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The ray parallel to the principal axis, after reflection, passes through the focus in the case of a concave mirror and seems to come from the focus in the case of a convex mirror.
Focus is represented by F, pole as P and center of curvature as C.
Hence, the given statement is false.

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