A beam of unpolarized light with intensity first passes through a vertical polarizer…
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Problem
A beam of unpolarized light with intensity 100W/m2 first passes through a vertical polarizer and then through a second polarizer whose transmission axis makes an angle of 30° with the vertical. What is the intensity of the transmitted light?
(a) 75W/m2
(b) 12.5W/m2
(c) 37.5W/m2
(d) 43W/m2