Why start on the horizontal axis?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

We start on the horizontal axis because of tradition. You would get the same results if you started on the vertical axis, as long as you continue to label the horizontal axis as the x-axis and the vertical axis as the y-axis.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

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Where is the independent variable placed on a line graph?

on the horizontal axis!

What is the x-axis horizontal line?

It is a horizontal axis

Which axis on a graph runs horizontal?

The horizontal axis is known as the x-axis.

Is the horizontal axis known as the ordinate?

the horizontal axis is known as the x axis

What is the horizontal axis called?

The horizontal axis is also called the x-axis.

Is the horizontal axis also the value axis?

It can be. However, if there is a category axis, it is usually the horizontal axis.

What is y horizontal or vertical?

the y-axis is the horizontal axis

Is the x-axis horizontal or vertical?

the x-axis is horizontal.

What is the horizontal axis of a graph?

The horizontal axis of a typical graph would be the "X-axis"

Is the y-axis vertical or horizontal?

The y axis is vertical and the x axis is horizontal.

Why the horizontal axis of a graph runs?

The horizontal axis runs left to right because it is horizontal. The vertical axis runs up and down. In math, 'y' is associated with the horizontal axis and 'x' is associated with the vertical axis.

The horizontal axis for a chart is called the x-axis?

Yes, on a graph, the horizontal axis is called the x-axis.