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