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Consider a large parabolic mirror whose section can be represented by `y = kx^(2)`, where k is a positive number. Show that a parallel beam of light travelling in negative y direction, after reflection from the mirror, gets focused at a point `( 0, (1)/(4k))` . If you need a parallel beam of light, will you prefer a parabolic reflector over a spherical one?

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