How Is the Surface Area of z=sqrt(x^2+y^2) Calculated?

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The surface area of the 3D curve defined by z=f(x,y)=sqrt(x^2+y^2) over the restricted range of 0≤f(x,y)≤8 is calculated to be sqrt(2)π. The surface area equation incorporates partial derivatives, resulting in the expression sqrt(1+(Fx)^2+(Fy)^2), which simplifies to sqrt(2). The integration for the surface area is performed over the appropriate limits, which correspond to the circular domain defined by the equation sqrt(x^2+y^2)=8.

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Homework Statement


What's the surface area of the following 3D curve over the restricted range:
z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}
0\leqf(x,y)\leq8

Homework Equations


**The answer is \sqrt{2}\pi**

The surface area equation (with partials)
\sqrt{1+(Fx)^2+(Fy)^2}

Reduces to
\sqrt{2}

So, for an as yet unknown integration range, we have
\int\int\sqrt{2}dydx

The Attempt at a Solution


Since the Z is restricted to [0,8] it would seem x and y should both be limited to [-8,8] but that integration range doesn't compute the the correct answer (listed above).

What's the range of integral for both dy and dx?
 
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sqrt(x^2+y^2)=8 is a circle of radius 8, isn't it? What does that tell you about the domain? But I don't see how you are going to get sqrt(2)*pi out of that.
 

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