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Question
The perpendicular distance of the point P (4, 3) from x-axis is
Options
4
3
5
none of these
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Solution
The point P(4,3 ) is shown in the graph given below:

Thus the perpendicular distance of the point P(4,3 ) from x−axis is 3 units.
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