Question

Study the figure to answer the question.

Triangle A B C. The coordinates of the vertices of triangle A B C are A (0, 4), B (4, 0), and C (0, 0).


Which best describes the three-dimensional figure obtained from rotating the figure around the y-axis?

a triangular prism with a base length of 4 units

a cone with a radius of 2 units

a cylinder with a radius of 4 units

a cone with a radius of 4 units

Answer 1

a cone with a radius of 4 units

Explanation:

when rotating something, this involves a circle. so, the result will always be round and never edgy. therefrom the first option is wrong.

and we are rotating a triangle. the result will have a wide base and a pointed tip. so, the third option is wrong.

the rotation does not make the basic shape smaller. so, the second option is wrong.

yes, the fourth option is correct.