An Object Sits Infinitely Far Away from a Parabolic Mirror

question 8

Multiple Choice

An object sits infinitely far away from a parabolic mirror.At what distance from the mirror will its image be created?

• A) It will be imaged at half the focal length.
• B) It will be imaged at the focal length.
• C) It will be imaged at twice the focal length.
• D) No image will be created (the beams would be reflected parallel to each other).
• E) The image is created on the other side of the mirror.

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