What is the intensity of light after removing the second polarizer?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the intensity of light after removing the second polarizer in a stack of three polarizing filters. Initially, the intensity of unpolarized light is 75.0 W/cm² after passing through the filters. The key equation used is I=Imaxcos²(θ), which describes how the intensity changes based on the angle between the polarizers. There is confusion regarding whether the light passes through the filters multiple times and how to accurately calculate the intensity after the removal of the second polarizer. Clarification is needed on the sequence of intensity changes and the effects of removing the second filter on the overall light intensity.
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Three polarizing filters are stacked, with the polarizing axis of the second and third filters at 23.0° and 62.0°, respectively, to that of the first. If unpolarized light is incident on the stack, the light has intensity 75.0 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?

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I=Imaxcos2(θ)


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I don't understand what the question is asking. Is the light passing through multiple times? And if it is, wouldn't it just be 75(cos262°)?
 
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When the light reaches the third filter, intensity of the light is not 75 W/cm^2.
 

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