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A concave mirror is known as _____mirror.

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A concave mirror is also known as converging mirror because it converges the incident rays parallel to the principal axis to the focus of the mirror.

It has a reflecting surface that bulges inward (away from the incident light). Concave mirrors reflect light inward to one focal point.


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