Surface area of the boundary enclosed by surfaces

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Homework Statement


Find the area of the surface that is the boundary of the region enclosed by the surfaces x^{2}+y^{2}=9 and y+z=5 and z=0



Homework Equations


A(S)=\int\int_{D}\left|r_{u}\times r_{v}\right| \; dA


The Attempt at a Solution



I am really confused as to what he means by boundary. Is that the region at the top of the cylinder that is cut by y+z=5? So then the region defined by that would be 16=-x^{2}+y^{2}. From there I think I could find the area.
 
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