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Draw suitable diagrams to illustrate the action of (i) concave mirror, and (ii) convex mirror, on a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis.
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(i) Below ray diagram illustrates the action of concave mirror on a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis:

(ii) Below ray diagram illustrates the action of convex mirror on a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis:

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