document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129585>Question 129585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to know what the 1st and 2nd number in an ordered pair are called. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95021 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95021\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the first number is the x-coordinate, called the \"abscissa\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second number is the y-coordinate, called the \"ordinate\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the names apparently originated with Rene Descarte, father of the \"Cartesian\" coordinate system </SPAN>\n" );
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