document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67206>Question 67206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you are plotting a point does the x or y come first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><B>bam878s(77)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><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=47776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The x-axis is the horizontal axis and the y-axis is the vertical (straight up and down) axis.  When denoting a point in the x-y  plane, you always denote the x-value first and the y-value second.  That is any arbitrary x-value and y-value are denoted as (x,y).  Hope this helps!! </SPAN>\n" );
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