The first number in an is the x - coordinate which is determined by the position on the and the second number is the y - coordinate which is taken from the?

Answer 1

the x coordinate is taken by reading across the x axis, which is the horizontal axis on a graph. The y coordinate is taken by reading up or down the y axis (vertical). For instance if x=5 and y=4 then we would normally write this as (5,4) or rectangular format.