Use the embedded surface parametrizationIts tangent vectors have cross productwhose magnitude is . Thus the surface area isWith , the radial integral becomes . Evaluating its endpoints givesThis is the scalar-area part of the paraboloid sector surface measures.
Volume and centroid of a parabolic cup 2026-10-18
The solid , , with , has horizontal slice area . Thus its volume is . For a positive constant mass density, rotational symmetry puts its centre of mass on the vertical axis, andThe curved surface area, excluding the horizontal opening, is . Parametrizing the elliptic paraboloid by gives the area element of a surface , with , proving this last formula. It is also a translated and reflected specialization of paraboloid sector surface measures.