If an elephant grew to twice its height,the area of its ears would be about
A)twice what it was.
B)four times what it was.
C)six times what it was.
D)eight times what it was.
E)none of these

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The area of an object scales with the square of its linear dimensions. If the height (a linear dimension) doubles, the area of the ears would increase by a factor of four (2^2).

If an Elephant Grew to Twice Its Height,the Area of Its