Question

Write the abscissa and ordinate of the following point.

$(0,-8)$

• A. abscissa : $0$
  ordinate : $-8$
• B. abscissa : $9$
  ordinate : $-8$
• C. abscissa : $-8$
  ordinate : $0$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A abscissa : $0$

ordinate : $-8$

In common usage, the abscissa refers to the horizontal (x) axis and the ordinate refers to the vertical (y) axis of a standard two-dimensional graph.

The given point is $(0,-8)$

The abscissa of given point is $0$

The ordinate of given point is $-8$