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Indicate the following terms related to spherical mirrors in figure : pole, centre of curvature , radius of curvature , principal focus.

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  • The radius of curvature of a plane mirror

    A
    a is zero
    B
    b is infinity
    C
    c can be anywhere between zero and infinity
    D
    d None of the above

  • For a spherical mirror focal length 'f' and radius of curvature 'R' are correlated as :

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    f = 2R
    C
    `f = (R)/(2)`
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