The shortest distance of the point (a, b, c) from the x-axis is
[MP PET 1999; DCE 1999]

$\sqrt{(a^{2} + b^{2})}$

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$\sqrt{(b^{2} + c^{2})}$

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$\sqrt{(c^{2} + a^{2})}$

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$\sqrt{(a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2})}$

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The correct option is B
$\sqrt{(b^{2} + c^{2})}$

Distance from x-axis $= \sqrt{y^{2} + z^{2}} = \sqrt{(b^{2} + c^{2})} .$

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