Distance between Two Points on the Same Coordinate Axes
How will you ...
Question
How will you describe the position of a table lamp on your study table to another person
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Solution
To describe the position of a table lamp on the study table, we have two take two lines, a perpendicular and horizontal.
Considering the table as a plane and taking the perpendicular line as Y axis and horizontal as X axis.
Take one corner of the table as origin where both X and Yaxes intersect each other.
Now, the length of the table is Y axis and breadth is Xaxis.
From the origin, join the line to the lamp and mark a point.
Calculate the distance of this point from both X and Y axes and then write it in terms of coordinates. Let the distance of a point from X axis is x and from Y axis is y then the position of the table lamp in terms of coordinates is (x,y).