Question

The distance of the point( - 4, - 2) from y axis is dash unit

Answer 1

it is 2 units... it cannot be -2 units

Answer 2

The distance of a point from the 'Y' axis is called as the 'X' coordinate , Or abscissa.

and

The distance of a point from the 'X' axis is called as the 'Y' coordinate or ordinate.

Therefore, distance of the point P(-4, -2) is 2 units because the distance can't be negative.