Question

The angle between the axes of two polarizing filters is 41.0°. By how much does the second filter reduce the intensity of the light coming through the first?

Answer 1

The amount by which the second filter reduces the intensity of light emerging from the first filter is

z = 0.60

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The angle between the axes is
`\theta = 41^o`

The intensity of polarized light that emerges from the second filter is mathematically represented as

`I= I_o cos^2 \theta`

Where
`I_o` is the intensity of light emerging from the first filter

`I = I_o [cos(41.0)]^2`

`I =0.60 I_o`

This means that the second filter reduced the intensity by z = 0.60