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The fraction of incident light transmitted.
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Angles 01 and 03 are fixed, but angle 02 can be
varied. Figure (b) gives the intensity of the light
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scale of the intensity axis is not indicated.) What
percentage of the light's initial intensity is
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Two polarizing sheets are placed together with their transmission axes crossed so that no light is transmitted. A third sheet is inserted between them with its transmission axis at an angle of 45 degree with respect to each of the other transmission axes. Find the fraction of incident unpolarized light intensity transmitted by the three-sheet combination. (Assume each polarizing sheet is ideal.)
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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Express your answer as a percentage, to at least one digit after the decimal.
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