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9. A beam of initially unpolarized light of intensity 718 W/m^2 passes through two polarizing filters in sequence, emerging from the second filter with an intensity of 280 W/m^2. What is the angle between the axes of the first and second filters?
16.8 degrees
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28.0 degrees
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51.4 degrees
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63.8 degrees
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