What will be the output of this Ruby code?

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Ruby - String Operations

text = <<~MSG
  Line 1
    Line 2
  Line 3
MSG
puts text

ALine 1 Line 2 Line 3

B Line 1 Line 2 Line 3

CLine 1 Line 2 Line 3

DLine 1 Line 2 Line 3

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand <<~ removes common leading whitespace
The <<~ syntax removes the smallest common indentation from all lines.
Step 2: Calculate indentation removal
Line 1 and Line 3 have 2 spaces, Line 2 has 4 spaces. The smallest common indentation is 2 spaces, so 2 spaces are removed from each line.
Final Answer:
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 -> Option A
Quick Check:
<<~ removes common indent = A [OK]

Quick Trick: <<~ removes smallest common indent from all lines [OK]

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