Plotting On A Graph
Plotting On A Graph
Using the co-ordinate axes, we can describe any point in the plane using an ordered pair of
numbers. A point A is represented by an ordered pair (x, y) where, x is the abscissa and y is the
ordinate of the point.
Plotting a point
The location of a point in the plane is given by its coordinates,the first number x gives the
point's horizontal position and the second number y gives its vertical position.
For example, Point (3,2) is 3 units away from positive y-axis and 2 units away from positive x-
axis. Therefore, point (3,2) can be plotted as shown below. Similarly, (-2,3), (-1,-2) and (2,-3) are
plotted.
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