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Shadows formed from a point light source or distant light source are usually blurred at the edges. Comment.

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In case of a point source, the light gets diffracted at the sharp edges of the obstacle and forms a series of dark and bright bands. For the same reason, the edges of the the shadows are usually blurred.
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