A beam of vertically polarized light encounters two polarizing filters, as shown in FIGURE 25-45. In Figure

Question:

A beam of vertically polarized light encounters two polarizing filters, as shown in FIGURE 25-45.
In Figure 25-45

45° Vertically polarized incident beam 90 Transmitted beam Case A 45° Vertically polarized incident beam 0° Transmitt

(a) Rank the three cases, A, B, and C, in order of increasing transmitted intensity. Indicate ties where appropriate.
(b) Calculate the transmitted intensity for each of the cases in Figure 25-45, assuming that the incident intensity is 55.5 W/m2. Verify that your numerical results agree with the rankings in part (a).