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What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
What is the purpose of using rays in optics?
- To model the propagation of light through an optical system (correct)
- To analyze the color spectrum of light
- To describe phenomena such as diffraction
- To calculate the speed of light in different media
What does ray optics or geometrical optics primarily describe?
What does ray optics or geometrical optics primarily describe?
- How light waves diffract
- How the speed of light changes with wavelength
- How light is refracted in different media
- How rays propagate through an optical system (correct)
What is the defining characteristic of a light ray in homogeneous media?
What is the defining characteristic of a light ray in homogeneous media?
- They are straight (correct)
- They bend at the interface between two dissimilar media
- They are perpendicular to the wavefronts
- They are curved
What type of phenomena does ray optics or geometrical optics not describe?
What type of phenomena does ray optics or geometrical optics not describe?
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When do light rays bend in a medium?
When do light rays bend in a medium?
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