Foundation
Physics Foundation
Reflection from spherical mirror
Question
The radius of the sphere of which the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part, is called,
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Solution
The radius of the sphere of which the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part, is called the radius of curvature of the mirror. Here, the distance R is the radius of curvature in the figure.
