Let the original and changed dimensions are l, b,
h and 31, 3b, 3h
Original T.S.A. = 2 (lb + bh + lh)
Changed T.S.A
= 2 (3l . 3b + 3b . 3h + 3l. 3h)
Changed T S.A. = 2 (9lb + 9bh + 9lh)
= 9 × [2 (lb + bh + lh)]
= 9 [original T.S.A.]
Thus original T.S.A. increased by 9 times if each dimension is tripled.