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Three polaroids are placed one above the other, such that the first and the last polaroids are crossed with each other. If the angle between the transmission axis of the first two polaroids is `45^@`, then what is the percentage of incident light transmitted through the combination of three polaroids ?

A

0

B

0.125

C

0.5

D

100%.

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