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Because the x axis is horizontal and the y axis is vertical and they both are perpendicular to each other at the point of origin (0, 0)

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The x-coordinate of a point?

In an ordered pair like (2, 5), the first number is the x-coordinate. It is the horizontal distance to the right from the Origin to that point.


The x value in a coordinate pair?

The x value is the first of a coordinate pair and tells you how far from the y axis the point is.


Is the ordered pair 5 2 the same point as 2 5 in the xy-plane?

No. In an ordered pair for a point in the xy-plane the first number is the x-coordinate and the second is the y-coordinate. (2, 5) is the point with an x-coordinate of 2 and a y-coordinate of 5; (5, 2) is the point with an x-coordinate of 5 and a y-coordinate of 2. Only if the x- and y- coordinates are equal are the points the same point. However, the point (5, 2) is the reflection of the point (2, 5) in the line y = x.


What is the X coordinate of the point 5 6?

Oh honey, the X coordinate of the point 5 6 is simply 5. It's like asking what color the sky is during the day - it's blue, no rocket science there. So, in this case, the X coordinate is just the first number in the pair, easy peasy lemon squeezy.


What is the x-coordinate of a point called?

It is called that point...(say, 5, -4) but in the x coordinate. a question may be...Find the x cooriinate of 5, -4, and the x coordinate of it would just be caalled the x coordinate of 5, -4


What quadrant is a point that has a negative x coordinate and a negative y coordinate is located in?

The quadrant where a point has a negative x coordinate and a negative y coordinate is located in quadrant 3.


When a point lies on the x - axis what do you know about its y- coordinate?

When a point lies on the y-axis, its x coordinate must be zero.


What is the x-coordinate for a point on the y-axis?

x-coordinate on y axis is 0


When a point lies on the y-axis what do you know about its x-coordinate?

Its x coordinate is 0.


What is the y-coordinate for a point on the x-axis?

x-coordinate on y axis is 0


The point 0-3 would lie on which axis?

The point (0, -3) lies on the y-axis. In a Cartesian coordinate system, the first value represents the x-coordinate and the second value represents the y-coordinate. Since the x-coordinate is 0, the point is located directly on the y-axis at the position -3.


You can find the run by subtracting the -coordinate of the left point from that of the right point?

The run of a line segment is the horizontal distance between the x-coordinates of two points. To find the run, you subtract the x-coordinate of the left point from the x-coordinate of the right point. This calculation gives you the length of the base of the triangle formed by the line segment on the coordinate plane.