Exercise · ZW-SURFACE-INTEGRAL-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate

The area of the part of the plane \(z=x+2y\) over the square \(0\le x,y\le1\) is:

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  • B. \(\sqrt6\)

Explanation

For \(z=f(x,y)\), \(dS=\sqrt{1+f_x^2+f_y^2}\,dA=\sqrt{1+1+4}\,dA=\sqrt6\,dA\), and the square has area \(1\).

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