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Jasmin is doing an experiment to find the pressure exerted by an iron cuboid of dimensions `3 cm xx 6 cm xx 15 cm` on loose sand. She will observe that iron cuboid exerts maximum pressure when it is placed on sand with its sides of dimensions.

A

`6cm xx 15cm`

B

`15cm xx 3cm`

C

`3cm xx 6cm`

D

`3cm xx 15cm`

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