if an elephant were scaled up to triple its size while retaining its present proportions, its strength-to-weight ratio would be

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Yesenia

9 July, 18:29

if an elephant were scaled up to triple its size while retaining its present proportions, its strength-to-weight ratio would be

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Phoenix Ballard · Answer 1

1/3 of the original

Step-by-step explanation:

As an an object is scaled up with the same proportions, one might think ts strength to weight ratio scales up with it. However, since the object as it scales greater in size also increases in weight, the strength to weight ratio actually decreases. If the elephant is scaled up 3 times, then its strength to weight ratio is divided by the same amount and is 1/3 the original or 1/3 as much.