Unpolarized Light Is Passed Through Polarizer 1

question 85

Multiple Choice

Unpolarized light is passed through polarizer 1.The light then goes though polarizer 2 with its plane of polarization at 30.7° to that of polarizer 1.What fraction of the intensity of the original light gets though the second polarizer?

• A) 0.430
• B) 0.740
• C) 0.370
• D) 0.860
• E) ​0.285

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