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Polarization: Light of Intensity I0 and Polarized Horizontally Passes Through

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Polarization: Light of intensity I0 and polarized horizontally passes through three polarizes. The first and third polarizing axes are horizontal, but the second one is oriented 20.0° to the horizontal. In terms of I0, what is the intensity of the light that passes through the set of polarizers?


A) 0.780I0
B) 0.180I0
C) 0.442I0
D) 0.883I0

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