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Diverging light rays from a nearby object (a few focal lengths away from the mirror) strike the surface of a concave mirror. After reflecting from the mirror’s surface, the rays will converge at
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the mirror’s focal point.
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a point beyond the mirror’s focal point.
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a point nearer than the mirror’s focal point.
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none of the above.
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