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what is a focal length of plane mirror

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In case of convex and concave mirrors (i e spherical mirrors) , the centre of curvature is the centre of the sphere of which the mirror forms a part and the radius of curvature is the radius of the sphere of which the mirror forms a part. The focal length is half of the radius of curvature. Now , let us imagine plane mirror to be a part of a sphere with infinite radius. As a result, the focal length will be infinity.

 

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Infinity.because the distance of object from mirror"p" and the distance from image to mirror"q" are equal,so by using formula 
1/f=1/p+1/q 
we can find the answer 
as the image of plane mirror is virtual,so"q" is taken negative,so putting values 
1/f=1/p-1/p(bcz p=q) 
1/f=0 
f=1/0 
and any thing divided by zero is infinity.

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Focal length of plane mirror is the distance between the centre of curvature and the focus.

f = dis. b/w C and F.

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Focal length of a plane mirror is infinite because we know that focal length of mirror is R/2. But the radius of curvature of plane mirror is infinte so infinit/2 is also a infinite value.

Note:- Plane mirror can be considered as concave mirror of infinte radius.

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