University Physics with Modern Physics Plus Mastering Physics with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
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Chapter 33, Problem 33.25DQ
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Whether water waves can be reflected and refracted and whether Huygens’s principle applies to water waves.
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University Physics with Modern Physics Plus Mastering Physics with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
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