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The direction of ray of light incident on a concave mirror is shown by `PQ` while directions in which the ray would travel after reflection is shown by four rays marked `1,2,3` and `4`, Fig. Which of the four rays correctly shows the direction of reflected ray ?
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1

B

2

C

3

D

4

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The PQ ray of light passes through focus F and innident on the concave mirror, after reflection, should become parallel to the principal axis and shows by ray-2 in the figure.
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