I How to Calculate Surface Integral Using Stokes' Theorem?

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To calculate the surface integral of the curl of vector field F using Stokes' Theorem, first identify the boundary curve C of the surface S. The theorem states that the surface integral of the curl of F over S is equal to the line integral of F around the boundary C. The vector field F is given as [z, 2xy, x+y]. The orientation of the surface S must be outward, as specified in the problem. This approach simplifies the calculation by converting a surface integral into a line integral.
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Stokes’ theorem translates between the flux integral of surface S ##\displaystyle\iint\limits_{\Sigma} f \cdot d\sigma ## to ## \displaystyle\int\limits_C f\cdot dr## a line integral around the boundary of S. Therefore, the theorem allows us to compute surface integrals or line integrals that would ordinarily be quite difficult by translating the line integral into a surface integral or vice versa.
Calculating a surface integral
Calculate surface integral ## \displaystyle\iint\limits_S curl F \cdot dS ## where S is the surface, oriented outward in below given figure and F = [ z,2xy,x+y].

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You would do that as a line integral over C; I assume the question tells you what C is?
 
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