A museum exhibit, ABCD, has infrared beams around it for security, as shown below.
If the length of the beams is doubled on each side, which statement is correct about the maximum area available for an exhibit to be displayed?

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A museum exhibit, ABCD, has infrared beams around it for security, as shown below. 
If the length of the beams is doubled on each side, which statement is correct about the maximum area available for an exhibit to be displayed?

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anonymous · Answer

note that fr similar geometric figures, the proportion of the areas is the square of the proportion of the sides,

if the sides are doubled (times 2)
then the area is quadrupled ($2^2=4$)

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anonymous · Answer

Thank you! (: I will keep that in mind.