40 0 In Fig. 33-42, unpolarized light is sent into a system of three polarizing sheets. The angles 61, 62, and 6, of the polariz- ing directions are measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of the y axis (they are not drawn to scale). Angles 0, and 0z are fixed, but angle 6, can be varied. Figure 33-44 gives the intensity of the light emerging from sheet 3 as a function of 6. (The scale of the intensity axis is not indicated.) What percentage of the light's initial intensity is transmitted by the three-sheet system when 0, = 90°? 0° 60° 120° 180° Figure 33-44 Problem 40.

40 0 In Fig. 33-42, unpolarized light is sent into a system of three polarizing sheets. The angles 61, 62, and 6, of the polariz- ing directions are measured counterclockwise from the positive direction of the y axis (they are not drawn to scale). Angles 0, and 0z are fixed, but angle 6, can be varied. Figure 33-44 gives the intensity of the light emerging from sheet 3 as a function of 6. (The scale of the intensity axis is not indicated.) What percentage of the light's initial intensity is transmitted by the three-sheet system when 0, = 90°? 0° 60° 120° 180° Figure 33-44 Problem 40.

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