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Chapter 3

COORDINATE GEOMETRY
cartesian plane + denotes a positive real number
Cartesian System: The system by
Y axis
- denotes a negative real number.
which we can describe the position of
a point in a plane.
nd st
II Quadrant I Quadrant
Coordinates(-x,y) Coordinates(x,y)

(x,y)
x If the abscissa of a point is x
Origin The point of the intersection of and the ordinate is y, then
the axes is called the origin. (x, y) are called the

y
Coordinates: (0,0) coordinates of the point.

X axis

Coordinates: (x,0) the distance of the point


The distance of a point from the y-axis from the x-axis is called its
is called its x-coordinate, or abscissa. y-coordinate, or ordinate.
Coordinates: (0,y)
We require two perpendicular lines to Coordinates(-x,-y) Coordinates (x,-y)
locate the position of an object or a rd th
point in a plane.
III Quadrant IV Quadrant
Horizontal Line - x axis If x ≠ y, then (x, y) ≠ (y, x)
Vertical Line - y axis if x = y, then (x, y) = (y, x)

The plane is called the Cartesian, or coordinate plane and the lines are called the coordinate axes.

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