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What solid 3D object is produced by rotating the square about line m ?

(A) A cylinder with radius
B) A cylinder with diameter
(C) A cone with radius
(D) A cone with diameter

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Rotating a square about a line lying on one of its sides produces a cylinder, where the diameter of the cylinder corresponds to the side length of the square. The correct answer to what solid 3D object is produced by rotating the square about line m is (B) A cylinder with diameter.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a square is rotated about a line that lies on one of its sides (line m), the 3D solid object that is produced is a cylinder. Specifically, if we consider the rotation axis to be along one side of the square, the distance from this axis to the opposite side of the square (which is the length of a side of the original square) becomes the diameter of the cylinder after rotation. Thus, the correct answer to what solid 3D object is produced by rotating the square about line m is (B) A cylinder with diameter.

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