Hence, the distance of the point (5, 7) from y-axis is 5 units.
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In fact, the distance between any point (X,Y) from the Y coordinate (Ordinate) is X(Absolute value of X, ie, Negetive values will not be taken ) units.
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5 Units
Distance of (5,7) from y axis means distance between points (0,7) and (5,7)
[tex] = \sqrt{ {(x2 -x1) }^{2} + {(y2 - y1)}^{2} } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{ ({7 - 7})^{2} +( {5 - 0)}^{2} ) } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{ {0}^{2} + {5}^{2} }[/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{25} [/tex]
[tex] = 5 \: units[/tex]
Hence, the distance of the point (5, 7) from y-axis is 5 units.
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In fact, the distance between any point (X,Y) from the Y coordinate (Ordinate) is X(Absolute value of X, ie, Negetive values will not be taken ) units.