In Figure (a) below, unpolarized light is sent into a system of two polarizing sheets. The angles 0 and 02 of the polarizing directions of the sheets are measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of the y axis (they are not drawn to scale in the figure). Angle 01 is fixed but angle 02 can be varied. Figure (b) gives the intensity of the light emerging from sheet 2 as a function of 02. (The scale of the intensity axis is not indicated.) What percentage of the light's initial intensity is transmitted by the two-sheet system when 02 = 112°? 90 180° (a) (b) Number 43 Units percent

In Figure (a) below, unpolarized light is sent into a system of two polarizing sheets. The angles 0 and 02 of the polarizing directions of the sheets are measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of the y axis (they are not drawn to scale in the figure). Angle 01 is fixed but angle 02 can be varied. Figure (b) gives the intensity of the light emerging from sheet 2 as a function of 02. (The scale of the intensity axis is not indicated.) What percentage of the light's initial intensity is transmitted by the two-sheet system when 02 = 112°? 90 180° (a) (b) Number 43 Units percent

University Physics Volume 3

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

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Problem 70P: Three polarizing sheets are placed together such that the transmission axis of the second sheet is...

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