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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When an object is at infinity, the rays are parallel and converge at the focal point of a parabolic mirror, creating an image at the focal length.

An Object Sits Infinitely Far Away from a Parabolic Mirror