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Light travelling parallel to the axis of a parabolic mirror is reflected to which point?
AThe vertex of the curve
BThe midpoint of the chord
CThe foot of the directrix
DThe focus of the curve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The focus of the curve
The reflective property of a parabola sends every ray parallel to the axis through the focus.
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