Circles and PiSolids

In the previous sections, we studied the properties of circles on a flat surface. But our world is actually three-dimensional, so lets have a look at some 3D solids that are based on circles:

A cylinder consists of two congruent, parallel circles joined by a curved surface.

A cone has a circular base that is joined to a single point (called the vertex).

Every point on the surface of a sphere has the same distance from its center.

Notice how the definition of a sphere is almost the same as the definition of a – except in three dimensions!