Find the distance of the point (-3,-4) from the x-axis ( in units)

1.	Find the distance of the point (-3,-4) from the x-axis ( in units)
Answer» 4 unit When we are asked to calculate the distance between a point and any of the axes, we calculate the perpendicular distance between them.Therefore, the point (-3,-4) is 3 units away from the y-axis and 4 units from the x-axis. This is because in case of either axes the co-ordinate of the other axis is zero.Therefore the distance between the point P(-3,-4) and x-axis is 4 units. For x axis our point x2=-3 & y2=0 D=√[-3-(-3)]^2. + [0-(-4)]^2 =√(0)^2. + (4)^2 =√16 D=4 unit For x axis our point x2=-3 & y2=0D=√[-3-(-3)]^2. + [0-(-4)]^2 =√(0)^2. + (4)^2=√16D=4 unit 4

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