Question

do a light ray retraces its path

Answer 1

yes if the mirror is there then
if the light ray pass through center of curvature then it will retraces it s path
if there is lens then we have to pass through optical centre
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Answer 2

yes it can
if it pass through the centre of curvature of the mirror
if it, then it will retrace it's incident way