Sunlight of intensity I is incident on 4 ideal polarizers in series. The polarization axis of the first polarizer is not known, but it is known that each subsequent polarizer has a polarization axis 24° off from the one before it. What is the intensity of the light that exits the fourth polarizer?

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17. Sunlight of intensity I is incident on 4 ideal polarizers in series. The polarization axis of the first polarizer is not known, but it is known that each subsequent polarizer has a polarization axis 24° off from the one before it. What is the intensity of the light that exits the fourth polarizer?

  1. I = 0.20Io
  2. I = 0.2310
  3. I = 0.2610
  4. I = 0.291
  5. I = 0.321
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