Practice Q2 You are standing on the shore of a quiet, still lake, facing the sun. The sun is 35° above the horizon, and some of the sunlight is reflecting off the flat surface of the lake, into your eyes. Your eyes are 1.6 m above the surface of the lake and wearing sunglasses with polarization that have a T₁ = 27%. a) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with horizontal polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight will reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection? b) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with vertical polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight will reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection? Which glasses will you choose for better eye protection? Assume ideal polarization. Express your answer with 3 significant figures.

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Practice Q2 You are standing on the shore of a quiet, still lake, facing the sun. The sun is 35º above the
horizon, and some of the sunlight is reflecting off the flat surface of the lake, into your eyes. Your eyes are 1.6
m above the surface of the lake and wearing sunglasses with polarization that have a T₁ = 27%.
a) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with horizontal polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight
will reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection?
b) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with vertical polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight will
reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection? Which glasses will you choose for better eye protection?
Assume ideal polarization. Express your answer with 3 significant figures.
Transcribed Image Text:Practice Q2 You are standing on the shore of a quiet, still lake, facing the sun. The sun is 35º above the horizon, and some of the sunlight is reflecting off the flat surface of the lake, into your eyes. Your eyes are 1.6 m above the surface of the lake and wearing sunglasses with polarization that have a T₁ = 27%. a) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with horizontal polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight will reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection? b) If you are wearing polarizing sunglasses with vertical polarization, what percentage of the total sunlight will reaches your eyes from the lake's reflection? Which glasses will you choose for better eye protection? Assume ideal polarization. Express your answer with 3 significant figures.
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