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a. Both the inside and outside diameter of the femur, the region of cortical bone, will increase by a factor of 10. What will be the new cross-section area?
b. The man's body will increase by a factor of 10 in each dimension. What will be his new mass?
c. If the scaled-up man now stands on one leg, what fraction of the tensile strength is the stress on the femur?
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