An ideal polarizer is placed in a beam of unpolarized light and the intensity of the transmitted light is 1.000. A second ideal polarizer is placed in the beam with its referred direction rotated 40° to that of the first polarizer. What is the intensity of the beam after it has passed through both polarizers?
A) 0.6431
B) 0.5868
C) 0.5000
D) 0.4131
E) 0.7661

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The Answer of An ideal polarizer is placed in a beam of unpolarized light and the intensity of the transmitted light is 1.000. A second ideal polarizer is placed in the beam with its referred direction rotated 40° to that of the first polarizer. What is the intensity of the beam after it has passed through both polarizers?
A) 0.6431
B) 0.5868
C) 0.5000
D) 0.4131
E) 0.7661

An Ideal Polarizer Is Placed in a Beam of Unpolarized