From the graphical diagram attached below ; we would realize that the x-coordinate is in the positive direction and the y-coordinate is in the negative direction.
Initially, the location of S = 12 to the horizontal x axis from the graphical diagram. So, if the trapezoid RSTU is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin to produce trapezoid R'S'T'U, we will have :
Use the cross product to find the orthogonal vector, solve the parametric equation to see at which (t) the point + orthogonal vector intersects the plane, the distance is (t) * norm of vector