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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


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.


What does the math term coordinate mean?

In the Cartesian coordinate system, a point represents a position in a two-dimensional space or plane. This means that that point has an x-value and a y-value. This is written as (x,y) and the entire paranthesis is the coordinate. Examples of coordinates: (3,6) and (-2, 12).