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Definition of pole of a spherical mirror
The midpoint of the surface that reflects a spherical mirror is referred to as the pole thereof. The letter P is used to represent it. This definition remains valid regardless of whether the mirror is ...
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Why don't objects get brighter when I reflect their light back at them?
As noted in answers by @filip-milovanović, @gomennathan, and @martin-kvík-baláž, objects do get brighter when their light is reflected back on to them, but the effect is too small to be seen by eye ...
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