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Light waves travel in vacuum along the X-axis. Which of the following may represent the wave fronts?
(a) x = c
(b) y = c
(c) z = c
(d) x + y + z = c

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(a) x = c

The wave is travelling along the X-axis. So, it'll have planar wavefront perpendicular to the X-axis.

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