Evaluate$\int_{S}\vec{F.d\vec{S}}$ where S is the surface of the plane $2x+y=4$ in the first octant cut off by the plane $z=4$

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Question Evaluate$\int_{S}\vec{F.d\vec{S}}$ where$\vec{F}$ = y$\hat{i}$ +$2x$$\hat{j}$-z$\hat{k}$ and S is the surface of the plane $2x+y=4$ in the first octant cut off by the plane $z=4$

My Approach $\hat{n}=\frac{\nabla s}{\mid\nabla s\mid}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\left(2\hat{i}+\hat{j}\right)$ and $dS =\frac{dxdy}{\mid\hat{n.}\hat{j\mid}}=\sqrt{5} dxdy$

$\vec{F}\cdot\hat{n}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\left(x+y\right)$

$\vec{F}\cdot\hat{ndS}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\left(x+y\right)$$\sqrt{5} dxdy=2\left(x+y\right)dxdy$

Now i can't decide the region of integral$\int_{S}2\left(x+y\right)dxdy$

Book's Approach my book uses this formula for $dS$

$$dS =\frac{dxdz}{\mid\hat{n.}\hat{j\mid}}=\sqrt{5} dxdz$$

Is my formula wrong? Or are both formulas correct?

If both formulas are correct then why my method is not giving the right answer?

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The standard way is to parametrise the surface. The surface can be parametrised in the following way: $\mathbf{r}(u,v)=\langle u, 4-2u, v \rangle$, where $u\in (0,2)$ and $v\in(0,4)$. Then, take partial derivatives $\mathbf{r}_u=\langle 1,-2,0\rangle$ and $\mathbf{r}_v=\langle 0, 0, 1\rangle$; consequently, $\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v=\langle -2, -1, 0\rangle$. This will give you one choice of normal vector $\mathbf{n}$, but whether this is the correct orientation, it is dependent on the question(the other being $-\mathbf{n}$). That is why I ask for the correct orientation.

We compute the surface integral in the following way: $\int_S\mathbf{F} \mathrm{d}S=\iint_D\mathbf{F}\cdot(\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v)\mathrm{d}A$, where $D$ is comprised of all the $(u,v)$ in domain. Here, the equation gives $\iint_D\langle 4-2u,2u,-v\rangle\cdot\langle -2, -1, 0\rangle\mathrm{d}A=\int_0^4\int_0^2(-8+2u)\mathrm{d}u\mathrm{d}v=-48$