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

In cylindrical coordinates the spherical cap has $1<z<\sqrt{2}$, $0<r<\sqrt{2-z^2}$ and $0<\theta <2\pi$. Its mass density is $kz$ and the volume element is $rdrd\theta dz$. ThereforeThis is the mass of a spherical cap with height-proportional density with $R=\sqrt{2}$ and $c=1$.

For its curved surface area, write $z=\sqrt{2-r^2}$ with $0\le r\le 1$. The surface integral of one becomesIt agrees with the curved area of a spherical cap, $2\pi Rh$, for $h=\sqrt{2}-1$. The planar closing disk is not part of the requested curved surface.