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A beam of initially unpolarized light is sent through two polarizing sheets placed one on top...
A beam of initially unpolarized light is sent through two polarizing sheets placed one on top of the other. What is the angle between the polarizing directions of the sheets (provide the answer in the range from 0° to 90°) if the intensity of the transmitted light is 0.320 times the incident intensity?
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