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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Wave Optics

An unpolarised beam of light incidents on a group of three polarising sheets arranged such that the angle between the axes of any two adjascent sheets is \(30^{\circ}\). The ratio of the intensities of polarised light emerging from the second and third sheets is

  1. A \(1: 1\)
  2. B \(2: 1\)
  3. C \(4: 3\)
  4. D \(3: 2\)
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(C) \(4: 3\)

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\(I_3 = I_2 \cos^2(30^{\circ})\) \(\frac{I_2}{I_3} = \frac{1}{\cos^2(30^{\circ})}\) \(\frac{I_2}{I_3} = \frac{1}{(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})^2}\) \(\frac{I_2}{I_3} = \frac{1}{\frac{3}{4}} = \frac{4}{3}\) \(4:3\)
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