What is the Cartesian Coordinate System?
The X and Y axis together creates a coordinate system, also known as a Cartesian coordinate system. The point where the X and Y axis intersect is called the origin and is represented by the coordinates (0, 0) i.e., the intersection of the X and Y axis. In the Cartesian Coordinate System, each point can be represented using an ordered pair (x, y), where x is the distance of any point from the x-axis and y is the distance from any point from the y-axis.
Let’s learn about the X and Y axis in detail.
X and Y Axis Definition
The X-axis is the horizontal axis in a two-dimensional coordinate system. It represents the independent variable and is often referred to as the abscissa, while the Y-axis is the vertical axis in a two-dimensional coordinate system. It represents the dependent variable and is commonly called the ordinate.
X and Y Axis
X and Y Axis are the foundation of the Cartesian coordinate system as well as graphs in mathematics. The x-axis and y-axis are crucial components of the coordinate plane, with the x-axis serving as a horizontal number line and the y-axis as a vertical number line. They intersect at right angles to create the coordinate plane. The x-axis is referred to as the abscissa, while the y-axis is known as the ordinate.
In this article, we will explore both the X-axis and well Y-axis in varying detail. Other than that, we will also learn equations of the x and y axis, and learn how to plot the point on either the x-axis or y-axis or in the cartesian coordinate as well.
Table of Content
- What is the Cartesian Coordinate System?
- What is X-Axis?
- Positive and Negative X-Axis
- Equation of X-Axis
- What is Y-Axis?
- Positive and Negative Y-Axis
- X and Y Axis on Graph
- Plotting Points on X and Y Axis
- Axis and Quadrants of Cartesian Plane
- X and Y Axis Examples
- Practice Problems on X and Y Axis