Q.

The distance of a point P(a,b,c) from X-axis is :

1 a2+c2  
2 a2+b2  
3 b2+c2  
4 b2+c2  

Ans.

(3)

Ans.       b2+c2

Explanation:

The required distance is the distance of P(a,b,c) from Q(a,0,0), which is b2+c2.