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📐 Mathematics  ·  Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry  ·  JEE

The distance between the points A(2, 3, 5) and B(4, 3, 1) is:

Answer: 2√5.

  • A 2√5
  • B 4
  • C √20 units measured along the y-axis only
  • D 6

Correct answer: A. 2√5

Explanation: Differences are 2, 0 and −4, so AB = √(4 + 0 + 16) = √20 = 2√5.

zxyOP(x, y, z)first octant:x>0, y>0, z>0

Concept context

Coordinate axes and planes in space, octants, distance between two points, and the section formula

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