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Homework Statement
I'm not sure how to convert this surface integral into a double integral for evaluation.
[tex]\iint_S \frac{1}{1 + 4(x^2 + y^2)} dS[/tex]
S is the portion of the paraboloid [itex]z = x^2 + y^2[/itex] between z = 0 and z = 1.
The Attempt at a Solution
How do you project this onto the xy-plane? From z = 0 to z = 1, we get circles of increasing radius. So do I just take z = 1, which is a circle of radius 1, and make the region:
[tex]D = \{(r, \theta) | 0 <= r <= 1, 0 <= \theta <= 2 \pi\}[/tex]
Also, I know:
[tex]dS = \sqrt{1 + (2x)^2 + (2y)^2} dA = \sqrt{4r^2 + 1} dA[/tex]
[tex]\iint_S \frac{1}{1 + 4(x^2 + y^2)} dS = \iint_D \frac{r}{1 + 4r^2} \sqrt{4r^2 + 1} dA[/tex]
I just don't know what the limits should be. The region I chose gives me the right answer but I'm not sure exactly why the projection was when z = 1. What if it was the paraboloid between z = 1 and z = 2 then? Do I have to split up the surface integral to be the circle at z = 1 and the paraboloid surface? I'm really confused about this projection stuff.