If each dimension of a steel bridge is scaled up ten times, its strength will be multiplied by about

A) ten and its weight by ten also.
B) one hundred, and its weight by one thousand.
C) one thousand, and its weight by one hundred thousand.
D) none of the above


Answer: B

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