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Ray Optics Flashcards

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What is a ray?

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They are imaginary straight lines travelling in the direction of travel of a wave, perpendicular to the wave front

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The two types of Reflection?

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Specularly- Follow a certain direction in relation to the incident ray
Diffuse- Follow a specular path but in a random direction

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