Unpolarized light passes through two polarizing sheets. The transmission axis of the analyzer (the second sheet) makes an angle of 35.0° with the polarizer (the first sheet). What fraction of the original unpolarized light is transmitted through the analyzer?

Unpolarized light passes through two polarizing sheets. The transmission axis of the analyzer (the second sheet) makes an angle of 35.0° with the polarizer (the first sheet). What fraction of the original unpolarized light is transmitted through the analyzer?

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

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Unpolarized light passes through two polarizing
sheets. The transmission axis of the analyzer (the
second sheet) makes an angle of 35.0° with the
polarizer (the first sheet). What fraction of the original
unpolarized light is transmitted through the analyzer?

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