Surface integral in a cylindrical coordinate system

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Let

$$\mathbf{F}(x,y,z) = \left({-x\,{\bf i}-3\,x\,y^2\,{\bf j}+z\,{\bf k}}\right).$$

so then the $\nabla\cdot\mathbf{F}= -6yx$

then

$$V = \left\{(x,y,z)\mid 0\le z\le 2xy,~ x^2+y^2\le {1}\right\},$$

I want to evaluate the surface integral:

$$\displaystyle\iint_{S}\left(\mathbf{F}\cdot\mathbf{n}\right)dS$$

I know that $S=\delta V$

So parametrization is

$$x = r\cos(\theta)$$ $$y=r\sin(\theta)$$ $$z = z$$

and then $0 \le \theta \le2\pi$ and $0\le z \le 2xy$ and $r=1$

But how do I calculate the integral?

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We can use divergence theorem, and we have

$$\displaystyle\iint_{S}\left(\mathbf{F}\cdot\mathbf{n}\right)dS)=\iiint_V \nabla\mathbf{F}\,dV$$

with $\nabla\mathbf{F}= -6yx$.

By cylindrical coordinates the set up should be

$$\iiint_V \nabla\mathbf{F}\,dV=\int_0^{2\pi}d\theta\int_0^1dr\int_0^{2r^2\cos \theta \sin \theta}-6r^3\cos\theta \sin \theta \,dz$$