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27.8 Exercise 12

Avg difficulty 2.5

If you have completely polarized light of intensity 150 W/m2\text{150 W} / \text{m}^{2}, what will its intensity be after passing through a polarizing filter with its axis at an 89.0º\text{89} . 0º angle to the light’s polarization direction?

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