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A plane polarized light is incident on a polariser with its pass axis making angle θ with x-axis, as shown in the figure. At four different values of…

JEE Main 2018 — Physics Optics

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A plane polarized light is incident on a polariser with its pass axis making angle θ\thetaθ with x\mathrm{x}x-axis, as shown in the figure. At four different values of θ,θ=8∘,38∘,188∘\theta, \theta=8^{\circ}, 38^{\circ}, 188^{\circ}θ,θ=8∘,38∘,188∘ and 218∘218^{\circ}218∘, the observed intensities are same. What is the angle between the direction of polarization and x\mathrm{x}x-axis JEE Main 2018 Physics, Wave Optics — question figure

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Held on 15 Apr 2018 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    203∘203^{\circ}203∘

  2. B

    45∘45^{\circ}45∘

  3. C

    98∘98^{\circ}98∘

  4. D

    128∘128^{\circ}128∘

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