A block of wood having mass 15kg and dimensions 40cm x 30cm x 20 cm is kept on a table top. It is made to lie on the table top in three ways with its sides of dimensions
(a) 40cm x 30 cm
(b) 30cm x 20 cm
(c) 20cm x 40cm.
The pressure exerted by the wooden block on taste top will be
(1) Maximum for way (a)
(2) Maximum for way (b)
(3) Maximum for way (c)
(4) Same for all three ways
(2) Maximum for way (b)