(a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors:i) Poleii) Centre of curvatureiii) Principal axisiv) Principal focusb) Draw ray diagrams to show the principal focus of a i) concave mirrorii) convex mirrorc) Consider the following diagram in which M is a mirror and P is an object and Q is its magnified image formed by the mirror. State the type of mirror and one characteristic property of the image Q.  - Zigya
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(a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors:
i) Pole
ii) Centre of curvature
iii) Principal axis
iv) Principal focus

b) Draw ray diagrams to show the principal focus of a 
i) concave mirror
ii) convex mirror
c) Consider the following diagram in which M is a mirror and P is an object and Q is its magnified image formed by the mirror. 


State the type of mirror and one characteristic property of the image Q. 


a) 

i) Pole: A pole is the central point of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror. Pole lies on the mirror and is denoted by P. 

ii) Centre of curvature: The centre of a sphere from which the given spherical mirror (convex or concave) is obtained is called as centre of curvature. 

It is denoted by the letter C. 

iii) Principal axis: An imaginary straight line passing through the pole and centre of curvature is termed as the principal axis. 

iv) Principal focus: The focus (F) is the point on the principal axis of a spherical mirror where all the incident rays parallel to the principal axis meet or appear to diverge from after reflection. 

b) 

Concave mirror: The focus lies on the same side of the reflecting surface. 


Convex mirror: Focus is obtained on the opposite side of the reflecting surface by extending the rays reflected from the surface of the mirror. 

c) 

The given mirror M is a concave spherical mirror. The image formed is a virtual image and it is the characteristic property of the image.
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