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QUESTION:
When you stand with your back to the Sun, you see a rainbow as a circular arc. Could you move off to one side and then see the rainbow as the segment of an ellipse rather than the segment of a circle (as Figure 28.33 suggests)? Defend your answer.
Figure 28.33
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QUESTION:
When you stand with your back to the Sun, you see a rainbow as a circular arc. Could you move off to one side and then see the rainbow as the segment of an ellipse rather than the segment of a circle (as Figure 28.33 suggests)? Defend your answer.
Figure 28.33
ANSWER:
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No, it is not possible to see a rainbow as the segment of an ellipse by moving to one side.