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Two solid shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of the same material. The shaft 'A' is of 50 mm diameter and shaft 'B' is of 100 mm diameter. The strength of shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft A.

one-half
double
four times
eight times

Correct Answer: eight times

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