Distance goes on the y axis.
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It is the distance, from the origin in the positive direction of the x-axis which is usually the horizontal axis going towards the right.
Because it is the independent variable, and so the x axis depends on the y axis.
The graph is called a corrdinate plane. The horizontal is called the x-axis. The verticle is the y-axis.
In classical Cartesian algebra, the x axis is defined as a horizontal number line defining the distance from a zero point called the "origin." The y axis is a vertical line defining the vertical distance from the same origin. This system has been adapted to define axes on any number of graphing systems, from Microsoft Excel to modern machine tools.
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -2x -6y +5 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-1)^2 +(y-3)^2 = 5 Center of circle: (1, 3) Tangent line from (3, 4) meets the x axis at: (5, 0) Distance from (5, 0) to (1, 3) = 5 using the distance formula