Initially unpolarized light is sent along the z-axis into a system of three polarizing sheets placed perpendicular to the z-axis and whose polarizing angles with respect to y-axis are 22º (first sheet), 89º (second sheet), and 56º (the last sheet)

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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