Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 905: 104

Answer

a) $I=I_{\circ}$ b) $18.6^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that the intensity transmitted through eye 1 is given as $I_1=I_{\circ}cos^2\theta$ and the intensity transmitted through eye 2 is $I_2=I_{\circ}cos^2(90-\theta)$ $\implies I_2=I_{\circ}sin^2\theta$ Now the sum of intensities is given as $I=I_1+I_2$ $\implies I=I_{\circ} cos^2\theta+I_{\circ} sin^2\theta$ $\implies I=I_{\circ}$ Thus, we can see that the sum of the intensities of the transmitted lights through theses eyes is equal to the intensities of the incident light. (b) We know that $I_{\circ}=I_1+I_2=163+662=825W/m^2$ Now $\theta_1=cos^{-1}(\sqrt{\frac{I}{I_{\circ}}})$ $\implies \theta_1=cos^{-1}(\sqrt{163}{825})=63.6^{\circ}$ and $\theta_2=cos^{-1}(\sqrt{\frac{662}{825}})$ $\theta_2=26.4^{\circ}$ The transmitted intensities of these eyes are equal only when $\theta_1=\theta_2=45^{\circ}$ and this is possible with a rotation of $18.6^{\circ}$ because $63.6^{\circ}-18.6^{\circ}=26.4^{\circ}+18.6^{\circ}=45^{\circ}$.
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