Unpolarized light with an intensity of 100 W/m² passes through two polarizing filters that are oriented at an angle of 40 degrees to each other. What is the intensity of the light that emerges from each filter?

Unpolarized light with an intensity of 100 W/m² passes through two polarizing filters that are oriented at an angle of 40 degrees to each other. What is the intensity of the light that emerges from each filter?

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Chapter27: Wave Optics

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oriented at an angle of 40 degrees to each other. What is the intensity of the light that emerges
from each filter?
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