Home
Class 12
MATHS
Find the distance of the point P(a ,b...

Find the distance of the point `P(a ,b ,c)` from the x-axis.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the P on the x-axis are `a, 0 and 0`.
Therefore, the required distance is
`" "sqrt((a-0)^(2)+(b-0)^(2)+(c-0)^(2))=sqrt(b^(2)+c^(2))`.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

    CENGAGE ENGLISH|Exercise CONCEPT APPLICATION EXERCISE 3.2|15 Videos

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

    CENGAGE ENGLISH|Exercise CONCEPT APPLICATION EXERCISE 3.3|19 Videos

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

    CENGAGE ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES INTEGER TYPE|1 Videos

  • THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

    CENGAGE ENGLISH|Exercise All Questions|294 Videos

  • TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS

    CENGAGE ENGLISH|Exercise Archives (Matrix Match Type)|1 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

The distance of the point P(a,b,c) from the x-axis is

The distance of the point P(a,b,c) from the x-axis is

Find the distance of the point (2, 3, 4) from the x- axis.

Find the distance of the point P(3, 4, 6) from y-axis.

Write the distance of a point P(a ,b ,c) from x-axis.

The distance of the point P(2,3) from the X-axis is

Find the distance of the point (-3, -4, 6) from z-axis.

The shortest distance of the point (a, b, c) from y-axis is

A curve y=f(x) has the property that the perpendicular distance of the origin from the normal at any point P of the curve is equal to the distance of the point P from the x-axis. Then the differential equation of the curve

The distance of apoint P(a,b,c) from x-axis is