document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42839>Question 42839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what can be said of points with equal abscissa?with equal ordinates?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two points have equal abscissae then they lie on a straight line parallel to the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their abscissa determines how far the straight line is from the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If their abscissae are positive [say points A (4,6) and B (4,-8)] then the straight line lies on the right side of y-axis and at a distance equal to the common abscissa (here 4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, if their abscissae are negative [say points C (-4,6) and D (-4,-8)] then the straight line lies on the left side of y-axis and at a distance equal to the magnitude of the common abscissae (here 4; as magnitude of (-4) is 4; irrespective of sign]).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If two points have equal ordinates then they lie on a straight line parallel to the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their ordinate determines how far the straight line is from the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If their ordinates are positive [say points E (9,6) and F (5,6)] then the straight line lies above the x-axis and at a distance equal to the common ordinate (here 6).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, if their ordinates are negative [say points G (9,-6) and H (5,-6)] then the straight line lies below the x-axis and at a distance equal to the magnitude of the common ordinate (here 6; as magnitude of (-6) is 6; irrespective of sign]).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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