Why Abscissa Is Negative?

Solution: Abscissa of a point means the x co-ordinate of the point . The co ordinate of a point becomes negative in quadrant 2 n d and quadrant 3 r d .

Can an abscissa be negative?

(i) The co-ordinates of any point lies in the first quadrant have both the abscissa and ordinate are positive i.e. (+, +). (ii) The co-ordinates of any point lies in the second quadrant have the abscissa negative and ordinate positive i.e. (-, +).

On which quadrant is the abscissa negative and the ordinate positive?

Explanation: The abscissa is the horizontal direction( x ) and the ordinate is the vertical direction( y ). The Quadrants are numbered in a counter-clockwise direction. As can be seen from the image the IV(4th) quadrant is positive in x direction and negative in the y direction.

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