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A square plate is contracting at the uni...

A square plate is contracting at the uniform rate of `2 cm^(2)//sec`. If side fo the square is 16 cm long, then the rate of decrease of its perimeter is

A

A)`1/2cm//sec`

B

B)`1/3cm//sec`

C

C)`1/4cm//sec`

D

D)None of these

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C
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