The drawing shows three polarizer/analyzer pairs. The incident light beam for each pair is unpolarized and has the same average intensity of 44 W/m². Find the average intensity of the transmitted beam for each of the three cases (A, B, and C) shown in the drawing. Incident beam A: ST= 30.0⁰ B: ST= C: ST= H. i 30.0⁰ <> Transmitted beam 30.0⁰ 60.0⁰ 60.0⁰ 30.0⁰

The drawing shows three polarizer/analyzer pairs. The incident light beam for each pair is unpolarized and has the same average intensity of 44 W/m². Find the average intensity of the transmitted beam for each of the three cases (A, B, and C) shown in the drawing. Incident beam A: ST= 30.0⁰ B: ST= C: ST= H. i 30.0⁰ <> Transmitted beam 30.0⁰ 60.0⁰ 60.0⁰ 30.0⁰

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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Problem 45P

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