Mathematics

Stating & Plotting the coordinates of points

• When stating the coordinates of a point, the x-coordinate is always written first, followed by the y-coordinate.
• The x-coordinate of all points on the y-axis is always zero.
• The y-coordinate of all points on x-axis is zero.

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(x, y) 
x => x-coordinate (x units from the y-axis) 
y => y-coordinate (y units fro