Unpolarized light of intensity 80 W/m2 is incident on polarizer #1. After passing through polarizer #1, the light then passes through polarizer #2 whose transmission axis is at 55 degrees to that of polarizer #1. What is the intensity of the light transmitted through polarizer #2? (in units of W/m2)

Unpolarized light of intensity 80 W/m2 is incident on polarizer #1. After passing through polarizer #1, the light then passes through polarizer #2 whose transmission axis is at 55 degrees to that of polarizer #1. What is the intensity of the light transmitted through polarizer #2? (in units of W/m2)

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