Definition
- If incident ray is parallel to the principal axis, then the reflected ray passes through focus.
- If the incident ray passes through focus, then the reflected ray will be parallel to the principal axis.
- If the incident ray is passed through the centre of curvature, it will reflect back the same way Why? Because it is the normal.
- If the incident ray strikes the pole then the it reflects obliquely, making the principal axis the normal and angle of incidence = angel of reflection.
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What are the rules of image formation in spherical mirrors?
- If incident ray is parallel to the principal axis, then the reflected ray passes through focus.
- If the incident ray passes through focus, then the reflected ray will be parallel to the principal axis.
- If the incident ray is passed through the centre of curvature, it will reflect back the same way
- If the incident ray strikes the pole then the it reflects obliquely, making the principal axis the normal and angle of incidence = angel of reflection.
Why does the reflected ray comes back the same way as the incident ray when passed through the centre of curvature?;;Because it becomes the normal.