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← HistoryWhich phenomenon allowed Alhazen to accurately trace paths?
A)Rectilinear light propagation✓
B)Diffraction around small obstacles
C)Chromatic aberration minimization
D)Non-Euclidean geometric projection
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Alhazen's work depended on tracing light rays; this relies on rectilinear propagation, in which light travels in straight lines, because it permitted predictions of image formation. Therefore, ray tracing became possible, rather than assuming arbitrary light paths like diffraction introduces.
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