Problem 24.60 Two polarizers are oriented at 56 degree to one another. Unpolarized light falls on...

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Answer #1

The first polarizer:

I_1 = I_0/2

the second polarizer:

$I_2 =I_1\cos^2(56) = I_0\cos^2(56)/2$

$\frac{I_2}{I_0} = 0.1563$

Answer 2

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