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A ray either incident from the focus (or converging at the focus), after reflection from a spherical mirror :
- becomes perpendicular to the principal axis
- becomes parallel to the principal axis
- becomes normal to the focus
- passes through the centre of curvature
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becomes parallel to the principal axis
Reason — A ray either incident from the focus (or converging at the focus), after reflection from a spherical mirror becomes parallel to the principal axis.
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