$A$ beam of natural light falls on a system of $5$ polaroids,which are arranged in succession such that the pass axis of each polaroid is turned through $60^{\circ}$ with respect to the preceding one. The fraction of the intensity of incident light that passes through the system is:

  • A
    $\frac{1}{64}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{32}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{256}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{512}$

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