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  4. Assertion: Equation of the horizontal line having distance 'a' from the x -axis is either y=a or y=-a. Reason: Equation of the vertical line having distance b from the y -axis is either x=b or x=-b.

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Q. Assertion: Equation of the horizontal line having distance $'a'$ from the $x$ -axis is either $y=a$ or $y=-a$.
Reason: Equation of the vertical line having distance b from the $y$ -axis is either $x=b$ or $x=-b$.

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Solution:

Both are correct.