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A ray through the centre of curvature hitting the spherical mirror makes an angle of ___ with the normal.
A ray through the centre of curvature hitting the spherical mirror makes an angle of
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The correct option is B 0∘
The ray through the centre of curvature is perpendicular to the tangent at the point of contact i.e. ∠i=0∘. Now ∠i=∠r=0∘, therefore, the reflected ray retraces the path of the incident ray. Therefore, the angle made with the normal is 0∘.
0∘
The ray through the centre of curvature is perpendicular to the tangent at the point of contact i.e. ∠i=0∘. Now ∠i=∠r=0∘, therefore, the reflected ray retraces the path of the incident ray. Therefore, the angle made with the normal is 0∘.
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