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Chapter 25, Problem 108GP

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Problem 108GP

Four polarizers are set up so that the transmission axis of each successive polarizer is rotated clockwise by an angle θ relative to the previous polarizer. Find the angle θ for which unpolarized light is transmitted through these four polarizers with its intensity reduced by a factor of 25.

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QUESTION:

Problem 108GP

Four polarizers are set up so that the transmission axis of each successive polarizer is rotated clockwise by an angle θ relative to the previous polarizer. Find the angle θ for which unpolarized light is transmitted through these four polarizers with its intensity reduced by a factor of 25.

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Given four polarizers are set up so that the transmission axis of each successive polarizer is rotated clockwise by an angle ? relative to the previous polarizer

The intensity after the first polarizer is,

The intensity after the second polarizer,

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