Wing sweep delays the onset of compressibility effects by:

Reducing the wing area

Increasing wing thickness

Reducing the effective Mach number that the wing 'sees' by the cosine of the sweep angle

Correct

Increasing aspect ratio

Explanation

Sweeping the wing reduces the velocity component perpendicular to the leading edge, effectively lowering the Mach number the airfoil section experiences.

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