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Quick help surface area of a spherical cap
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hi emc92! 
standard technique …
thinly slice the surface into shapes that you already know the area of …
standard technique …
thinly slice the surface into shapes that you already know the area of …
in this case, horizontal slices of height dz will give you sloping rings 