The cartesian coordinate system is the basic coordinate system people are familiar with. If you were to plot a basic X Y graph, where X and Y increase towards infinity, you are graphing in the cartesian coordinate system. There are a few other popular coordinate systems for more advanced math, but they are rarely used by most people. (polar coordinate system is common for some calculus equations)
A cartesian graph is a graph in which y is some function of x. This is the 'normal' type in which you can give an x and y coordinate. Other types include polar in which modulus is a function of argument, but there are loads of varieties and forms.
It is claimed thaht he got his inspiration while in bed - and watching a fly (or some bug) on the ceiling. He worked out that he could describe the bug's position on the ceiling using coordinates. And the rest, as they say, is history.
The reflection of a shape is defined with respect to some specified line. None is specified. If one were specified, the reflection of an object would be the set of points such that the line was exactly half-way between each point in the original shape and its reflection.
The word graph can be used either as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a picture or visualization of some mathematical term or relationship. The most usual type of graph is the Cartesian coordinate system invented by the great French mathematician, René Descartes, but there are several other types. As a verb, to graph is to depict in the form of a graph, as in, graph that equation.
The cartesian coordinate system is the basic coordinate system people are familiar with. If you were to plot a basic X Y graph, where X and Y increase towards infinity, you are graphing in the cartesian coordinate system. There are a few other popular coordinate systems for more advanced math, but they are rarely used by most people. (polar coordinate system is common for some calculus equations)
Some problems are easier to solve using polar coordinates, others using Cartesian coordinates.
Some things named after René Descartes include the Cartesian coordinate system used in mathematics, the Descartes' rule of signs in algebra, and the Cartesian diver in physics. Additionally, there are numerous schools, streets, and institutions around the world named after him.
A cartesian graph is a graph in which y is some function of x. This is the 'normal' type in which you can give an x and y coordinate. Other types include polar in which modulus is a function of argument, but there are loads of varieties and forms.
It is claimed thaht he got his inspiration while in bed - and watching a fly (or some bug) on the ceiling. He worked out that he could describe the bug's position on the ceiling using coordinates. And the rest, as they say, is history.
The reflection of a shape is defined with respect to some specified line. None is specified. If one were specified, the reflection of an object would be the set of points such that the line was exactly half-way between each point in the original shape and its reflection.
'Centre of mass' is a place, i.e. a point, in space. It can be described by its coordinates . . . lengths (x, y, z) in Cartesian coordinates, or some combination of lengths and angles in other coordinate systems.
The position of an object is its location in space relative to a reference point or coordinate system. It is typically described using coordinates or distance measurements in one, two, or three dimensions.
The word graph can be used either as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a picture or visualization of some mathematical term or relationship. The most usual type of graph is the Cartesian coordinate system invented by the great French mathematician, René Descartes, but there are several other types. As a verb, to graph is to depict in the form of a graph, as in, graph that equation.
Rene Descartes, the surname means ( some charts or some maps) Descartes theorized than any equation can be expressed in graphical form, form follows family names! Descartes and the Cartesian idea became associated with the Cartesian diver, a toy deep-see diver that rises and falls owing to buoyancy and openings in the diver figure. It is probable this came along long after the death of M Descartes, but was bestowed in an honorary fashion- as were many of the (Inventions) of Leonardo Da Vinc i and closer to home, Franklin.
"The" vertical line is wrong; there are lots of vertical lines on a coordinate plane. In the usual x-y coordinate system, such a line has an equation of the form:x = a (for some constant "a"); for example: x = 3
Visually it doesn't make sense for an angle to be negative. However we often measure angles off of some axis, such as the x-axis, and positive angles go around counter-clockwise, while negative angles go around clockwise. Outside of the context of a Cartesian Coordinate system (x-y plane), negative angles don't generally make sense.