Correct choice is (a) Increase the base thickness.
The best I can explain: Spreading resistance occurs when thermal energy is transferred from a minute area to a larger area in a substance with finite thermal conductivity. In a heat sink, this means that heat does not distribute uniformly through the heat sink base. The spreading resistance occurrence is shown by how the heat travels from the heat source location and causes a large temperature gradient between the heat source and the edges of the heat sink. This means that some fins are at a lower temperature than if the heat source were uniform from corner to corner of the base of the heat sink.