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Jason is trying out different methods of folding paper airplanes to fly them as far as possible. He tells Brian, his brother, he is going to try making the wings much more narrow. Brian tells him smaller

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Jason is trying out different methods of folding paper airplanes to fly them as far as possible. He tells Brian, his brother, he is going to try making the wings much more narrow. Brian tells him smaller wings will make it fly a much shorter distance, but Jason disagrees. Who is correct and why?

A) Jason is correct because smaller wings can cut through air better.
B) Brian is correct because smaller wings will create less air resistance.
C) Jason is correct because smaller wings will create more air resistance.
D) Brian is correct because smaller wings have a greater gravitational pull.