Double integral on triangle using polar coordinates

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Homework Statement


Let R be the triangle defined by -xtanα≤y≤xtanα and x≤1 where α is an acute angle sketch the triangle and calculate
∫∫R (x2+y2)dA using polar coordinates
hint: the substitution u=tanθ may help you evaluate the integral

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The Attempt at a Solution


so the triangle has points (0,0) (1, xtanα) (1, -xtanα)
and r=1/cosα=secα
and I am stuck from here i don't know how to find the θ value of the polar coordinate
 
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i got ∫∫R r3drdθ i get that the boundary for r is 0 to secα but I am stuck after this...
i get that the polar angle is supposed to be multiple values (i.e. in a general form like θ or α) but i seriously have no clue on how to approach this further

from the original set of data i get ∫01-xtanαxtanαx2+y2dA
 
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