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The length, breadth and height, of a given rectangular box, are and , respectively. This box is kept on ground in three different ways, one by one. Which of the following statements is the correct statement about the pressure exerted, by this box, on the ground?
(a)the pressure exerted is maximum when the 'length' and 'height' sides form the base.
(b)the pressure exerted is maximum when the 'length' and 'breadth' sides form the base.
(c)the pressure exerted is maximum when the 'breadth' and 'height' sides form the base.
(d)the pressure exerted remains the same irrespective of which of its 'sides' form the base.

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