Question

Explain the image formation by a spherical mirror, using three of the rays
on the object, that is kept between the focus and centre of curvature. with diagrams ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Have you ever gone camping in the night or have walked inside a cave? Whenever its dark, you must have used a torch to show you the right path. Why not a candle instead? Well, torches have special spherical mirrors which make the light focused in the direction you want to go. Let’s find out the mechanism involved in the image formation by spherical mirrors…