Unpolarized light passes first through a polarizing filter with a vertical axis then through a second filter with its axis 51o from vertical. If the intensity of the unpolarized light is 620 W/m2, what is the intensity of the light after it passes through the second filter? Please give your answer in W/m2.

Unpolarized light passes first through a polarizing filter with a vertical axis then through a second filter with its axis 51o from vertical. If the intensity of the unpolarized light is 620 W/m2, what is the intensity of the light after it passes through the second filter? Please give your answer in W/m2.

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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