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

A

`sqrt(a^(2) + b^(2))`

B

`sqrt(b^(2) + c^(2))`

C

`sqrt(c^(2) + a^(2))`

D

`sqrt(a^(2) + b^(2) + c^(2))`

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