An isosceles right triangle with legs measuring 4 inches is rotated about one of its legs. What three-dimensional object is formed as a result?(1 point)

Responses

cone with a diameter of 8 inches
cone with a diameter of 8 inches

cone with a diameter of 4 inches
cone with a diameter of 4 inches

cylinder with a diameter of 8 inches
cylinder with a diameter of 8 inches

cylinder with a diameter of 4 inches

1 answer

When an isosceles right triangle with legs measuring 4 inches is rotated about one of its legs, it forms a three-dimensional object known as a cone.

The leg around which the triangle is rotated acts as the height of the cone, and the other leg (which measures 4 inches) becomes the diameter of the base of the cone. Therefore, the radius of the base of the cone would be half of the diameter, which is 2 inches.

The diameter of the base of the cone is 4 inches.

So, the correct response is:

cone with a diameter of 4 inches.