Question

find the coordinates of the point that is in the y axis nearest to the point (-2,5).

Answer 1

On y axis the coordinate of x is always zero.

Hence the nearest coordinate is (0,5)

Answer 2

it has to have coordinates

x = 0  [on y-axis]

y = 5  [along perpendicular line from y-axis to point]

The point is (0,5).
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