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Smooth coarea formula

Okay, imagine you have a big cake. But instead of cutting the cake into slices, you want to measure the surface area of the cake piece by piece. To do this, you need to use a special formula called the smooth coarea formula.

The smooth coarea formula is like a math rule that helps measure the surface area of a shape, like a cake. It works by dividing the shape into really thin layers, or slices, like if you were cutting the cake. Each slice has a different surface area.

So, let's say you have a round cake. You want to measure the surface area at different volumes from the center of the cake to the edge. The smooth coarea formula would help you figure this out by dividing the cake into thin rings that have different surface areas.

Once you have these thin rings, you can calculate the surface area of each ring and add them all up to get the total surface area of the cake. This helps you see how the surface area changes as you move from the center of the cake to the edge.

So, the smooth coarea formula is like a really useful tool that allows you to measure the surface area of a shape by dividing it into smaller pieces, kind of like when you cut a cake into slices.