Question

What is the distance of the point - 2, 3 from the x-axis​

Answer 1

Answer: 3 units away

Answer 2

Distance formula =√(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2 Here, (x1,y1)=(2,0), (x2,y2)=(2,3). Thus the shortest distance of the point P (2, 3) to the x – axis is 3 units