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

A

a

B

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

C

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

D

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

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