An ideal polarizer is placed in a beam of unpolarized light and the intensity of the transmitted light is 1. A second ideal polarizer is placed in the beam with its preferred direction rotated 40° to that of the first polarizer

What is the intensity of the beam after it has passed through both polarizers? A)

0.77
B)

0.64
C)

0.59
D)

0.41
E)

0.30


C

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