Creating Surfaces of Revolution: Part 1

Slide slider n slowly to the right. What do you see? Can you create different surfaces? Try moving points A, B, C, and D anywhere you'd like! You can also change the coordinates (x,y,z) of any point by double-clicking on it.

What kinds of surfaces were YOU able to create? Describe!

Note the cross section of this surface is a straight line segment [math]\overline{AB}[/math] .[br]Was it possible to create a surface of revolution that looked "straight"?

No Yes

Note the cross section of this surface is a straight line segment [math]\overline{AB}[/math] .[br]Was it possible to create a surface of revolution that looked "curvy"?

Yes No

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