Question

The ordered pair (6,0) is Joe's location. It is located ____ on the coordinate plane.

• A. near the origin
• B. on the y-axis
• C. on the x-axis
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C on the x-axis

To locate a point on the cooridnate plane, we need to know its x-value and the y-value.

For the ordered pair (6,0),
x-value = 6
y-value = 0

Since its y-value is zero. The point (6,0) is located on the x-axis, i.e,