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?

Origin

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

Origin

Who is credited with the invention of Cartesian coordinates?

René Descartes

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

<p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Distance from n mutually perpendicular fixed hyperplanes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the invention of Cartesian coordinates revolutionize in mathematics?

<p>Algebra and calculus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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