Let [tex]x=\cos t[/tex] and [tex]y=2\sin t[/tex]. Then the cylinder is given when we take [tex]0\le t\le2\pi[/tex].
The cylinder's equation is independent of [tex]z[/tex], which means the intersection is completely determined by the value of [tex]z[/tex] in the plane equation. So the intersection can be described by the vector function [tex]\mathbf r(t)=\langle\cos t,2\sin t,9-\cos t-2\sin t\rangle[/tex].
The length of the intersection curve [tex]C[/tex] is given by the line integral