Surface Area of Two Cylinders Calculus 3

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Find the surface area of two cylinders $$y^2 + z^2 = 1$$ and $$x^2 + y^2 = 1$$

I have so far set the two equations to equal $$x= \pm z$$ and $$y= \sqrt{(1-z^2)}$$ I am a little confused on how to set up the integration problem. So far I have $$1/\sqrt{(1-z^2)}dy$$ from 0 to 1 and am not certain if that is the correct approach.

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The surface area is $$S=2\int\int_D \sqrt{1+f_x^2+f_y^2}dxdy$$ where $z=f=\sqrt{1-y^2}$ and so $f_y=\frac{-y}{\sqrt{1-y^2}}$ so $$S=2\int\int_D \sqrt{1+\frac{y^2}{1-y^2}}dxdy=2\int_{-1}^1\int_{-\sqrt{1-y^2}}^\sqrt{1-y^2} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-y^2}}dxdy \\=2\int_{-1}^12dy=8 $$

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Another way to find this is integrating on the lengths of the intersections of the surface of interest and the planes of the form $y=k$ for $-1\leq k \leq 1$. I haven't tried it in a while but here it goes. The sections look like parenthesis joined by flat top and bottom. By parameterizing one of the cylinders with $\theta$; the length of the part that looks like parenthesis is $4\theta$ (here $\theta$ is in radians of course :)). The top and bottom segments add up to $4\cos(\theta)$. Integrating from $\theta=0$ to $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$: $$\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} 8(\theta + \cos(\theta))d\theta=\pi^2+8$$

I am not 100% sure about this answer but it does compare nicely to the surface area of the unrestricted drum which is $6\pi$.