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A beam of unpolarised light of intensity `I_0` is passed through a polaroid and then through another polaroid B which is oriented so that its principal plane makes an angle of `45^circ` relative to that of A. The intensity of the emergent light is

A

`(I_(0))/(4)`

B

`(I_(0))/(8)`

C

`I_(0)`

D

`(I_(0))/(2)`

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