A horizontally polarized beam of light of intensity 100 W/m? passes through a polarizer with its transmission axis at 40.0° with the vertical. What is the transmitted intensity of this beam of light? A. O W/m² B. 50 W/m² C. 64.3 W/m² D. 58.7 W/m2 E. 41.3 W/m²

A horizontally polarized beam of light of intensity 100 W/m? passes through a polarizer with its transmission axis at 40.0° with the vertical. What is the transmitted intensity of this beam of light? A. O W/m² B. 50 W/m² C. 64.3 W/m² D. 58.7 W/m2 E. 41.3 W/m²

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A horizontally polarized beam of light of intensity 100
W/m? passes through a polarizer with its transmission axis
at 40.0° with the vertical. What is the transmitted intensity
of this beam of light?
A. O W/m?
B. 50 W/m?
C. 64.3 W/m?
D. 58.7 W/m?
E. 41.3 W/m?

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