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What three-dimensional object is generated by rotating thetriangle about the yaxis?

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The rotation of a right triangle about an axis generates a cone.

In this case, the radius of the cone will be placed along the y-axis, then its radius will be 2 units, and the height of the cone will be placed along the x-axis, therefore, its height will be 5 units

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