Question

2. The line BC in the figure above is the ___ of the cylinder.

A. slant height
B. axis
C. altitude
D. vertex

Answer 1

The line BC in the figure above is the AXIS of the cylinder.

Axis of the cylinder is the line formed by the centers of the bases of a cylinder.

Answer 2

BC denotes the axis of the cylinder in the given figure.

Explanation:

Given an oblique cylinder. It is three dimensional shape having sides not perpendicular to the base. it means it is leaning toward one side left or right as shown in figure below.

We have to determine what BC denotes.

Height is always perpendicular to the base so the given line BC is the axis of the cylinder . When there is a slant to the cylinder axis is also not perpendicular to the base.

Thus, BC denotes the axis of the cylinder in the given figure.