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Find a formula for the shortest distance from a point (a,b,c) to the x-axis. distance

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07-02-2018

For point P(a,b,c)
a is along the x-axis, so does not change the distance from the x-axis.
b and c are both the distance from the x-axis.
Therefore, by the Pythagoras theorem, the
distance from P to the x-axis = [tex]\sqrt{b^2+c^2}[/tex]

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