Give ray diagrams of concave, and convex spherical mirrors.

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Concave and convex mirrors are parts of spherical mirrors

Ray diagrams of Concave mirrors are as follows for different positions of objects.

Ray diagram of a convex mirror is here as under

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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