Unpolarized Light Passes Through a Combination of Two Ideal Polarizers $75 \%$

question 135

Multiple Choice

Unpolarized light passes through a combination of two ideal polarizers. The transmission axes of the first polarizer and the second polarizer are at 30.0° to each other. What percentage of the
Original light gets through the combination?

• A) \(75 \%\)
• B) \(50 \%\)
• C) \(100 \%\)
• D) \(37.5 \%\)

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