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These are essentially arbitrary labels, but there is still some reason why those letters were chosen rather than some other letters such as a and b. Other letters are associated with a larger number of words which might turn out to be applicable to various graphs. A for altitude, b for babies, etc. X is the least used letter of the English (or French - Rene Descartes, inventer of the Cartesian coordinate system, was French)alphabet and therefore it seemed to be a good candidate for a new job, to stand for the unknown in an algebraic equation, and since y is the letter that comes after x, it seemed to have some logical connection, if you wanted to graph two variable quantities against each other.
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What are the axis of a cartesian plane?
They are the x and y axes
Where the axes intersect?
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
Why are the x and y axes called what they are?
The ordinate is the y coordinate of a point and the abscissa is the x coordinate of a point and both axes intercept each other at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
What are the axes divided the plane into region called?
The axes that divide a plane into regions are called coordinate axes. In a typical Cartesian coordinate system, these are the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis. Together, they create four distinct quadrants in the plane, each representing different combinations of positive and negative values for the x and y coordinates.
What are axes in cartesian plane?
The horizontal line is the x axis and the vertical line is the y axis.
What are the axis of a cartesian plane?
They are the x and y axes
What are the axes that cross at a point?
The x and y axes cross the origin on the Cartesian plane
Where the axes intersect?
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
Where the axes intersect at?
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
What is the point where the axes of a coordinate plane intersects?
The x and y axes intersect at the point of origin at (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane
What is the singular form of axes usually the x and y?
It is the x axis and the y axis and both axes are found on the Cartesian plane
Why are the x and y axes called what they are?
The ordinate is the y coordinate of a point and the abscissa is the x coordinate of a point and both axes intercept each other at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
What are axes in cartesian plane?
The horizontal line is the x axis and the vertical line is the y axis.
What are the coordinate axes?
The coordinate axes are the x and y axes that intersect each other at right angles at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
What is a cartesian plane?
A Cartesian plane is a 2-dimensional, flat surface. The plane has two mutually axes that meet, at right angles, at a point which is called the origin. Conventionally the axes are horizontal (x-axis) and vertical (y-axis) and distances from the origin are marked along these axes. The position of any point in the plane can be uniquely identified by an ordered pair, (p, q) where p is the distance of the point along the x-axis (the abscissa) and q is the distance of the point along the y-axis (the ordinate).
How do you use geometric method to find coordinates?
They are found on the Cartesian plane by means of the x and y axes
What do you call on the horizontal line in the Cartesian plane?
The horizontal line in the Cartesian plane is called the x-axis or x-coordinate.
