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Cartesian Coordinate System Quiz

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What is the name of the point where the coordinate axes meet in a Cartesian coordinate system?

Intersection

Vertex

Central point

Origin (correct)

What is the name of the point where the coordinate axes meet in a Cartesian coordinate system?

Centre

Intersection

Origin (correct)

Vertex

Who is credited with the invention of Cartesian coordinates?

Leonhard Euler

Galileo Galilei

Isaac Newton

René Descartes (correct)

How many Cartesian coordinates are needed to specify the position of a point in three-dimensional space?

Three Signup and view all the answers

What do the Cartesian coordinates specify for a point in an n-dimensional Euclidean space?

Distance from n mutually perpendicular fixed hyperplanes Signup and view all the answers

What did the invention of Cartesian coordinates revolutionize in mathematics?

Algebra and calculus Signup and view all the answers

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Cartesian Coordinate System

The point where the coordinate axes meet in a Cartesian coordinate system is called the origin.
René Descartes is credited with the invention of Cartesian coordinates.
Three Cartesian coordinates are needed to specify the position of a point in three-dimensional space.
In an n-dimensional Euclidean space, Cartesian coordinates specify the position of a point relative to a set of orthogonal axes.
The invention of Cartesian coordinates revolutionized analytic geometry making it possible to describe and study geometric shapes using algebraic equations.

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Test your knowledge of the Cartesian coordinate system in geometry with this quiz. Explore questions about points, coordinates, axes, and the origin in both two and three-dimensional space.