A beam of unpolarized light passes through two ideal polarizing filters with different orientations as shown in the figure. What is the ratio of the final intensity of the beam to the initial intensity? Incident light 40° 50° Transmitted light

A beam of unpolarized light passes through two ideal polarizing filters with different orientations as shown in the figure. What is the ratio of the final intensity of the beam to the initial intensity? Incident light 40° 50° Transmitted light

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A beam of unpolarized light passes through two ideal polarizing filters with different
orientations as shown in the figure. What is the ratio of the final intensity of the beam to the
initial intensity?
Incident
light
40°
50°
Transmitted
light

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