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Hello! I'm having difficulty solving this problem, I was wondering if you can help me solve it.
Three polarizing filters are stacked, with the polarizing axis of the second and third filters at angles of 28.4 and 57.0, respectively, to that of the first. If unpolarized light is incident on the stack, the light has an intensity of 76.5 W/cm^2 after it passes through the stack.
If the incident intensity is kept constant, what is the intensity of the light after it has passed through the stack if the second polarizer is removed?
I know I need to use the formula: I = I_max cos^2 phi
Do I solve for I_max first given the intensity 76.5 W/cm^2 then change the angle to fit the second situation? And what do they mean by "light is incident" on the stack? Does that mean I am looking for I or I_max?
I've read the section on Polarization 5 times so far and I still don't understand this problem. I hope you can help me. Thank you. =)
Three polarizing filters are stacked, with the polarizing axis of the second and third filters at angles of 28.4 and 57.0, respectively, to that of the first. If unpolarized light is incident on the stack, the light has an intensity of 76.5 W/cm^2 after it passes through the stack.
If the incident intensity is kept constant, what is the intensity of the light after it has passed through the stack if the second polarizer is removed?
I know I need to use the formula: I = I_max cos^2 phi
Do I solve for I_max first given the intensity 76.5 W/cm^2 then change the angle to fit the second situation? And what do they mean by "light is incident" on the stack? Does that mean I am looking for I or I_max?
I've read the section on Polarization 5 times so far and I still don't understand this problem. I hope you can help me. Thank you. =)
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