1 Polarizers I000 Three polarizers are arranged as shown in the figure. The second polarizer is rotated clockwise through a 30° angle with respect to the first, and the third is rotated clockwise through a 60 angle with respect to the second." (a) What is the intensity and polarization of unpolarized light that passes through all three polarizers if the initial intensity is 1,? (b) What is the transmitted intensity when the middle polarizer is removed?

1 Polarizers I000 Three polarizers are arranged as shown in the figure. The second polarizer is rotated clockwise through a 30° angle with respect to the first, and the third is rotated clockwise through a 60 angle with respect to the second." (a) What is the intensity and polarization of unpolarized light that passes through all three polarizers if the initial intensity is 1,? (b) What is the transmitted intensity when the middle polarizer is removed?

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