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To Explain: Whether a shadow of the airplane would appear at the center of the circle, if a rainbow viewed from an airplane may form a complete circle.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The rainbow is formed when light disperses from the suspended water droplets and that is in the right place for the rays to enter into the eyes.
Explanation:
It is not possible to have a complete circle of the rainbow as seen from someone standing on the ground. But from aircraft, one could possibly be able to look down on water droplets in the atmosphere and can see a circular rainbow.
When the rainbow is viewed from the airplane, airplane is between the Sun and rainbow. Thus, the shadow will be formed on the same side of the rainbow and formed at the center of rainbow circle.
Conclusion:
The shadow will be formed on the same side of the rainbow and formed at the center of the rainbow circle.
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