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# Abscissa of all the points on the x-axis is:

A

$0$

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B

1

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C

2

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D

Any number

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Solution

## The correct option is D Any numberThe abscissa and ordinate are used to represent the position of a point on a graph. The coordinates of the $X-axis$ on the cartesian plane is called abscissa. It is the distance measure from $Y-axis$ measured parallel to $X-axis$.The distance of a point from $Y-axis$ scaled with the x-axis is called abscissa or $x$ coordinate of the point.The distance of a point from $X-axis$ scaled with the y-axis is called ordinate.The abscissa and ordinate all together are called coordinates.Hence, The abscissa of all the points on the $x-axis$can be any number.

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