Surface Integral of a Cylindrical Surface

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Homework Statement



What is the integral of the function x^2z taken over the entire surface of
a right circular cylinder of height h which stands on the circle x^2 + y^2 = a^2


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The Attempt at a Solution


My problem is writing the equation in cylindrical form if that makes any sense. Do I just use the equation of the circle?
 
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You have to write a double integral in polar form.
You may find useful to remember that: [itex]r^2 = x^2+y^2[/itex] and [itex]x = r\ \cos \theta[/itex]