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Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.

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Principal focus also called focal point is a point where incident rays which are parallel to principal axis get converged after reflection from the mirror.
The principal focus always lies on the principal axis, and all the rays which is parallel to principal axis will pass through principal focus after reflection.
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