Explain why a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected along the same path.

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asked Mar 17, 2018 in Science by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 52

(i) Explain why a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected along the same path. 

(ii) Draw the given diagram in your answer-book and complete it for the path of ray of light beyond the lens.

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answered Mar 17, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 21, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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(i) Because the angle of incidence is 0° or Ray passing through the centre of curvature is incident normally to the mirror.

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