Question

the perpendicular distance from a point (3,4) to x-axis and perpendicular distance to y-axis

Answer 1

"Perpendicular distance" from given point to y axis is "3 units"

"Perpendicular distance"" from the point to x axis is "4 units"

Given:

The point (3, 4)

To find:

"Perpendicular distance" from the "point to y axis".

"Perpendicular distance" from the "point to x axis".

Solution:

Consider the point (3, 4) is placed on the right side of the coordinate axis.

It will have certain amount of distance from the x and the y axes.

So, if we have to touch the y axis from the point, we have to move "3 units" from the point. If we want to touch the x axis, we have to move 4 points from the point.

Therefore,

"Perpendicular distance" from the point to y axis is "3 units".

"Perpendicular distance" from the point to x axis is "4 units".