Solution

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For the sphere, choose the inward normal so that the second fundamental form is . Both principal curvatures are , giving ; the outward choice reverses both signs and gives the same product.
The octant has area , so its curvature integral is . Its sides are great-circle geodesics, hence have zero geodesic curvature. Each interior angle is , so each exterior angle is also . Therefore
verifying the polygon formula directly.

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