Surface area of revolution for an ellipse

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Homework Statement



Find the surface area obtained when the upper half of the ellipse: [tex]\frac{x^{2}}{4}+ y^{2}=1[/tex] is rotated about the x-axis

Homework Equations


[tex]\int2piyds[/tex]


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Please continue. ds=sqrt(1+(dy/dx)^2)*dy, correct?