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What is abscissa of (5,-8)​

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Answer :

5

Explanation:

The X - coordinate of any point A(x,y) is CALLED the anscissa of the given point A . Here , the x - coordinate was 5 , so the anscissa of (5, -8 ) is 5 .

The y - coordinate of any point A(x , y) is called its ordinate . If it was to ASK the ordinate of (5, -8 ) , the ordinate would be -8 .

There are four quadrants in a graph :

1) (x,x)

2) (-x , +y)

3) (-x , -y)

4) (x , - y)

This point (5 , -8) belongs to the fourth quadrant of the graph containing positive anscissa and negetive ordinate .

The geometry of graphs and coordinate points is termed as coordinate geometry .



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