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As an example. Take a block of butter. 'Butter' because it weill cut easily.

As sold, it will have six faces of say 2 x 3 x 6 =

So surface area is

2[(2 x 3) + (3x6) +( 2 x 6)] = 2[6 + 18 + 12] = 72 unuts^2

Now cut the block into two equal sized blocks . Each block will have 2 x 3 x 3 dimensions.

2[(2 x 3) + (3x3) +( 2 x 3 )] = 2[6 + 9 + 9] = 48 unuts^2

However there are two blocks so 48 ubits^2 + 48 units^2 = 96 units^2

Hence

One block : 2 blocks :: 72 units^32 : 96 units^2

So surface area has increased.

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The surface are decreases.

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