me too thot that d ans should be circular...but what is the exact reason???
Sunlight filters through the leaves of a banyan tree and makes small patterns of light on the largely shaded area on the ground under the tree. the shapes of these lighted spots are
A. triangular B. square C. irregular D. circular
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the stomatas of the banyan leaves through which light passes are circular in shape
hey i don think that the light is passing through the stomatas..it shuold b pasing throught the gaps in between the leaves......
It's a phenomena occuring due to interference or diffraction (I'm not sure which one)
googled n found this..
have a look... pic also found there..
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091018055633AAr3C6Y
I remember this as a question on pinhole camera... [1]
Each hole will act as a pinhole..
So the sun's light will form a circular paths..