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Angle of the middle polaroid between two crossed polaroids from the emerging intensity (3/32 of the incident)

The same question, asked 2 times: 17 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    141
    An unpolarised light of intensity 64 Wm−264\ \mathrm{Wm^{-2}} passes through three polarizers successively such that the transmission axis of last polarizer is crossed with the first. The intensity of the emerging light is 6 Wm−26\ \mathrm{Wm^{-2}}. The angle between the transmission axis of the first two polarizers is

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  2. Question 2

    12 May 2026 S1

    143
    Unpolarized light with intensity I0I_0 passes through three polaroids such that the transmission axis of the last polaroid is crossed with the first. If the intensity of emerging light is I1(I1=332I0)I_1\left(I_1 = \dfrac{3}{32}I_0\right). The angle between the first two polaroids and the angle for which the transmitted intensity is maximum are respectively {\{given, cos⁡(90)=0}\cos(90) = 0\}

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