Question

If the perpendicular distance of a point A, which lies on the x-axis, from the origin is 8 units, then the coordinates of A can be

• A.
  $(8,0)$
• B.
  $(0,8)$
• C.
  $(8,8)$
• D.
  $(0,-8)$

Answer 1

The correct option is A

$(8,0)$
Any points that lies on the x-axis has the coordinates in the form of (h, 0), where h is any real number.

If the perpendicular distance of the point A which lies on the x-axis is 8 units from the origin, then h can be +8 or –8.

Therefore, the coordinates of A can be (8, 0) or (–8, 0).

Hence, the correct answer is option (a).