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The square shown has a perimeter of 32 units. The square is rotated about line k.

A square with a perimeter of 32 units is rotated about line k.

What shape is created by the rotation and what is the approximate circumference of the base?

Circumference of a circle: C = 2πr

a cone with a base circumference of about 25 units
a cone with a base circumference of about 50 units
a cylinder with a circumference of about 25 units
a cylinder with a circumference of about 50 units

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Perimeter 32 → side length s = 32/4 = 8.

Rotating the square about a side (line k) sweeps out a solid whose cross-sections are circles of radius s, i.e. a cylinder with radius r = 8.
Base circumference = 2πr = 2π(8) = 16π ≈ 50.3 ≈ 50 units.

Answer: a cylinder with a circumference of about 50 units.