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What is the perpendicular distance of the point (x, y) from x-axis ?

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x
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y
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|x|
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|y|
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Solution

The correct option is D |y|
The perpendicular distance from y-axis to a point (x,y) is x-coordinate
So, |x| is the distance.
Similarly, the perpendicular distance from x-axis to a point (x,y) is y-coordinate
So, |y| is the distance.
We use absolute value as the coordinates may be negative and distance should be positive.
Hence, D is correct.

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