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Question 1

Unpolarized light is passed through three successive Polaroid filters, each with its transmission axis at 45.0° to the preceding filter. What percentage of light gets through?

0%

12.5%

25.0%

50.0%

33.3%


Question 2

What, approximately, are the dimensions of the smallest object on Earth that the astronauts can resolve by eye at 200 km height from the space shuttle? Assume λ = 500 nm light and a pupil diameter D = 0.50 cm. Assume eye fluid has an average n = 1.33.

150 m

100 m

250 m

25 m

18 m


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cherise1989

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Reply 2 on: Aug 10, 2020
Excellent


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