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Unpolarized light is incident upon two polarization filters in sequence. The two filters transmission axes are not aligned. If 18% of the incident light passes through this combination of filters, what is the angle between the transmission axes of the filters

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Answer:

53°

Step-by-step explanation:

I/Io*2= 0.18

0.18= cos²theta

Cos^-1(0.36) = 53°

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