Question
In image formation from spherical mirrors, only paraxial rays are considered because they:

Answer

  1. Form nearly a point image of a point source.
Explanation:
In Image formation from spherical mirrors, only paraxial rays are considered because they form nearly a point Image of a point source. Angle of Incidence of Paraxial rays is very small.

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