Unpolarized Light Is Passed Through Polarizer 1

question 94

Multiple Choice

Unpolarized light is passed through polarizer 1.The light then goes though polarizer 2 with its plane of polarization at 35.8° to that of polarizer 1.Polarizer 3 is placed after polarizer 2.Polarizer 3 has its plane of polarization at 58.8° to the plane of polarization of polarizer 2 and at 94.6° to that of polarizer 1.What fraction of the intensity of the original light gets though the last polarizer?

• A)0.177
• B)0.463
• C)0.232
• D)0.088
• E)​0.021

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