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Solid of Revolution

Solid of Revolution

A solid that is obtained by rotating a plane figure in space about an axis coplanar to the figure. The axis may not intersect the figure.

 

Two diagrams: a triangle in the xy-plane rotated about the y-axis produces a downward-pointing cone solid of revolution.

 

 

See also

Disk method, washer method, shell method, surface of revolution