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The distance of a point P(a, b, c) from x-axis is ______.

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  • `sqrt("a"^2 + "c"^2)`

  • `sqrt("a"^2 + "b"^2)`

  • `sqrt("b"^2 + "c"^2)`

  • b2 + c2 

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Solution

The distance of a point P(a, b, c) from x-axis is `sqrt("a"^2 + "b"^2)`.

Explanation:

The required distance is the distance of P(a, b, c) from Q(a, o, o), which is `sqrt("b"^2 + "c"^2)`.

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