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In the opening photo of the duck standing on the rock, why aren’t the duck’s feet shown in the reflected view?
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Reflection is a process in which the direction of propagation of a wave changes when it strikes the interface between two different media. In simpler terms, the wave returns into the medium from which it originated. Show more…
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