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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2007 Paper 1 Section B 7 ii Solution by
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In cylindrical coordinates the spherical cap has , and . Its mass density is and the volume element is . ThereforeThis is the mass of a spherical cap with height-proportional density with and .
For its curved surface area, write with . The surface integral of one becomesIt agrees with the curved area of a spherical cap, , for . The planar closing disk is not part of the requested curved surface.
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