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AP Physics 2
14.3 Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization
IntermediateMCQProportional AnalysisConceptual13k
A horizontal z-axis extends from left to right. On the left, an incoming light wave along the z-axis has a double-headed arrow representing an electric field vector oscillating at a 60-degree angle relative to the vertical y-axis, labeled E_0. In the center, a thin rectangular polarizing filter stands upright in the xy-plane, featuring parallel vertical lines indicating a vertical transmission axis labeled Transmission Axis. To the right, the transmitted light continues along the z-axis after passing through the filter. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Polarized light approaching a vertical linear polarizing filter.
A beam of linearly polarized light with initial intensity \(I_0\) travels along the \(z\)-axis. The electric field of the incident light oscillates at an angle of \(60^\circ\) relative to the vertical \(y\)-axis. The beam encounters a linear polarizing filter whose transmission axis is aligned vertically along the \(y\)-axis. Which of the following correctly identifies the orientation of the electric field of the transmitted light and its intensity immediately after passing through the filter?

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