A beam of initially unpolarized light passes through a sequence of three ideal polarizers. The angle ø12 between the axes of the first and second polarizers is 23.9°, and the angle p23 between the axes of the second and third polarizers is 58.7°. P12 P23 I, What is the ratio of the intensity I3 of light emerging from the third polarizer to the intensity Io of light incident on the first polarizer?

A beam of initially unpolarized light passes through a sequence of three ideal polarizers. The angle ø12 between the axes of the first and second polarizers is 23.9°, and the angle p23 between the axes of the second and third polarizers is 58.7°. P12 P23 I, What is the ratio of the intensity I3 of light emerging from the third polarizer to the intensity Io of light incident on the first polarizer?

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