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#1 Help Me ! » Volume created by rotating a triangle around an axis » 2009-11-13 11:38:16

kramwerdan
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I think I know the answer but am looking for a proof.

If a triangle is rotated around an axis to form a volume at some distance R, I think that the volume will be the area of the triangle multiplied by the length of the path traced out by the triangle's centroid.

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