How many axes and quadrants are there in a Cartesian plane? What are the signs of abscissa and ordinate of a point in the second quadrant?
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The cartesian plane has 2 axes, i.e. X-axis and Y-axis
The cartesian plane has 4 quadrants, namely 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
The sign of abscissa is - and that of ordinate is + in the second quadrant.