Question

For an incident ray directed towards center of curvature of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray:
(a) retraces it’s path
(b) passes through the focus
(c) passes through the pole
(d) becomes parallel to the principal axis

March 24, 2024

Answer

(a) retraces it’s path

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