The distance of the point (4, 3, 5) from the y-axis is [MP PET 2003]
√34
√5
√41
√15
Distance from y-axis is √x2+z2=√42+52=√16+25=√41.
Perpendicular distance of the point (3, 4, 5) from the y-axis, is [MP PET 1994, Pb. CET 2002]
The shortest distance of the point (a, b, c) from the x-axis is [MP PET 1999; DCE 1999]
The distance of the point (-1, -5, -10) from the point of intersection of the line x−23=y+14=z−212 and the plane x - y + z = 5, is [AISSE 1985; DSSE 1984; MP PET 2002]