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Using Huygen's construction, draw a figure showing the propagation of a plane wave reflecting at the interface of the two media. Show that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

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To solve the problem using Huygen's construction and demonstrate that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection, we will follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Media and the Interface**: - Consider two media, Medium 1 and Medium 2, separated by a boundary surface, which we will denote as line XY. 2. **Draw the Incident Wavefront**: ...
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