Plane-polarized light is incident on a single polarizing disk with the direction of E, parallel to the direction of the transmission axis. Through what angle should the disk be rotated so that the intensity in the transmitted beam is reduced by a factor of: (a) 3.40 (b) 5.40 (c) 14.0

Plane-polarized light is incident on a single polarizing disk with the direction of E, parallel to the direction of the transmission axis. Through what angle should the disk be rotated so that the intensity in the transmitted beam is reduced by a factor of: (a) 3.40 (b) 5.40 (c) 14.0

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Plane-polarized light is incident on a single polarizing disk with the direction of parallel to the direction of the transmission axis. Through what angle should the disk be rotated so that the intensity in the
transmitted beam is reduced by a factor of:
(a) 3.40
(b) 5.40
(c) 14.0
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