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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/03%3A_Book-_Sound_-_An_Interactive_eBook_(Forinash_and_Christian)/3.06%3A_Wave_Behavior/3.6.02%3A_Mirrors_and_Reflection
      In many cases waves of all types will travel in a straight line, reflecting off of objects and surfaces at the same angle that they strike the surface. This is called the law of reflection and is true...In many cases waves of all types will travel in a straight line, reflecting off of objects and surfaces at the same angle that they strike the surface. This is called the law of reflection and is true for sound waves as well as light as long as the surface is smooth relative to the wavelength.

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