The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by PQ while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray?

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The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by PQ while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray? <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/fb2eebaee30bc0f4449b5fcdbe90a262-.png" /> (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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In spherical mirrors, the incident ray passing through the focus of mirror becomes parallel to principal axis after reflection, which is shown by ray 2.

Q. The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by $PQ$ while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked $1, 2, 3$ and $4$ . Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray?

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

In spherical mirrors, the incident ray passing through the focus of mirror becomes parallel to principal axis after reflection, which is shown by ray $2$ .

Q. The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by PQ while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked 1,2,3 and 4. Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray?

1

2

3

4

In spherical mirrors, the incident ray passing through the focus of mirror becomes parallel to principal axis after reflection, which is shown by ray 2.

Q. The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by $PQ$ while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked $1, 2, 3$ and $4$ . Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray?

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

In spherical mirrors, the incident ray passing through the focus of mirror becomes parallel to principal axis after reflection, which is shown by ray $2$ .