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Answer Each of the Following Questions in One Word Or One Sentence Or as per Exact Requirement of the Question: Write the Distance of a Point P(A, B, C) from X-axis.

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Answer each of the following questions in one word or one sentence or as per exact requirement of the question:
Write the distance of a point P(abc) from x-axis.

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Solution

We know that a general point (xyz) has distance \[\sqrt{y^2 + z^2}\]  from the x-axis.

∴ Distance of a point P(abc) from x-axis = \[\sqrt{b^2 + c^2}\]

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Chapter 26: Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios - Very Short Answers [Page 25]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 12
Chapter 26 Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
Very Short Answers | Q 20 | Page 25

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