Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 35, Problem 52P
(I) Two polarizers are oriented at 65° to one another. Unpolarized light falls on them. What fraction of the light intensity is transmitted?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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