JEE Main 2021 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2021 (26 Aug Shift 2)
Question
A source of light is placed in front of a screen. The intensity of light on the screen is . Two Polaroids and are so placed in between the source of light and screen that the intensity of light on the screen is . Then the , should be rotated by an angle of (degrees) so that the intensity of light on the screen becomes .
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30
Step-by-step explanation

Recall the law of Malus
Here is the angle between two polaroids,
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