The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by PQ while direction in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked 1,2,3 and 4 (figure). Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray?
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) The ray PQ of light passes through focus F and incident on the concave mirror, after reflection, should become parallel to the principal axis and shown by ray 2 in the figure.
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Answer:
The ray PQ of light passes through focus F and incident on the concave mirror, after reflection, should become parallel to the principal axis and shown by ray 2 in the figure.
Important points:
We can locate the image of any extended object graphically by drawing any two of the following four special rays:
1. A ray initially parallel to the principal axis is reflected through the focus of the mirror (1).
2. A ray passing through the center of curvature is reflected back along itself (3).
3. A ray initially passing through the focus is reflected parallel to the principal axis (2).
4. A ray incident at the pole is reflected symmetrically.