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Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors

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Why is that parabolic mirrors are used instead of spherical mirrors in real life situations?

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Answer:
Spherical aberration
Explanation:
Because spherical mirror creates multiple focal points after light gets reflected from it and image gets blurred,but parabolic mirror reduces these chances.

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