document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182301>Question 182301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What are x and y axes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136822 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=136822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is \"axis\" not axes. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you draw a coordinate plane (think of it as a sheet of graph paper. Just a plain piece of paper with a grid on it). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a horizontal line and a vertical line on it. The point where those two lines cross is called the \"origin\". The horizontal line is called the x axis; the vertical line is called the y axis. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any point can be plotted on the graph. For instance, point (0,0) is the origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Point (2,5) is a positive 2 units on the x axis and a positive 5 units on the y.\r<BR>\n" );
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