A column of height $h$ with a rectangular cross-section of size $a \times 2 a$ has a buckling load of $P .$ If the cross-section is changed to $0.5 a \times 3 a$ and its height changed to $1.5 h$, the buckling load of the redesigned column will be
(A) $P / 12$
(B) $P / 4$
(C) $P / 2$
(D) $3 P / 4$

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A column of height $h$ with a rectangular cross-section of size $a \times 2 a$ has a buckling load of $P .$ If the cross-section is changed to $0.5 a \times 3 a$ and its height changed to $1.5 h$, the buckling load of the redesigned column will be
(A) $P / 12$
(B) $P / 4$
(C) $P / 2$
(D) $3 P / 4$