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Physics: Principles with Applications | 6th Edition | ISBN: 9780130606204 | Authors: Douglas C. Giancoli
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When you look at the Moon's reflection from a ripply sea,

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When you look at the Moon's reflection from a ripply sea, it appears elongated (Fig. 23-47)

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Problem 8Q

When you look at the Moon's reflection from a ripply sea, it appears elongated (Fig. 23-47)

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We have to explain the reason behind the elongation of Moon’s reflection on the surface of ripply sea.

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        We see image formed on the rippled sea surface due to reflection phenomenon.

        Law of Reflection:Ray of lights always travels in a straight line and when it is incident on a mirror, then the angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.

Incident ray and reflected ray lie on the opposite side of the normal.

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