Question

A museum exhibit has infrared beams around it for security, as shown below.



If the length of the beams is made four times the original length on each side, which statement is correct about the maximum area available for an exhibit to be displayed?
Answer
It becomes 4 times the original area.
It becomes 8 times the original area.
It becomes 12 times the original area.
It becomes 16 times the original area.