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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following statements, [a] and [r],

[a]: Ribs, used in airplane wings, increase the column buckling strength of the longitudinal stiffeners.
[r]: Ribs distribute concentrated loads into the structure and redistribute stresses around discontinuities.
A
Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]
B
Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]
C
Both [a] and [r] are false
D
[a] is true but [r] is false

Correct : b

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