document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174967>Question 174967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help understanding what the abscissa and the ordinate is in the ordered pair(12,-7)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130025 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130025\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> its simply a definition.....there really is nothing to understand<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the abcissa is the x coordinate and the ordinate is the y coordinate so in the ordered pair (3,4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 is the abcissa and 4 is the ordinate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in (12,-7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "abcissa is 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ordinate is -7 </SPAN>\n" );
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