5th Edition

ISBN: 9780134051802

Author: Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 28, Problem 7CQ

A cat’s eye has a pupil that is elongated in the vertical direction. How does the resolution of a cat’s eye differ in the horizontal and vertical directions?

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