Solution
= Solution
On the north-pole surface, $\theta=0$ and $d\theta=d\phi=0$, while $\Sigma=r^2+a^2$. Pulling back the <Boyer-Lindquist coordinates> metric therefore gives
$$
\boxed{ds^2_{(2)}
=-\frac{\Delta}{r^2+a^2}dt^2
+\frac{r^2+a^2}{\Delta}dr^2}.
$$
Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.