Question

The distance of the point $(3,5)$ from the $y-\mathrm{axis}$ is $5$.

State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Determine if the statement is “The distance of the point $(3,5)$ from the $y-\mathrm{axis}$ is $5$.

The $x-\mathrm{coordinate}$, or abscissa, of a point, is equal to its distance from the $y-\mathrm{axis}$, and the $y-\mathrm{coordinate}$, or ordinate, is equal to its distance from the $x-\mathrm{axis}$.

In the given statement we know that the $x-\mathrm{coordinate}$ of a point represents the distance of the point from $y-\mathrm{axis}$.

Here $x-\mathrm{coordinate}$ is $3$, so the distance of the point $(3,5)$ from the $y-\mathrm{axis}$ is $3$.

Hence, the given statement is “False”.