In Cartesian coordinates where, except for the differentials in , the element of surface area is given by .
The disk above which the surface is defined is bounded by the circle whose Cartesian representation is
from which is obtained .
The requisite surface integral is then
≐ 2147.26
Alternatively, a solution is obtained by the parametrization
Define the surface by the position vector so that, except for the differentials in , the element of surface area becomes
=
because
The requisite surface integral is then
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with numeric value approximately 2147.26.