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rectangular coordinate

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. Usually rectangular coordinates either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.


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TRY IT : : 3.11 Graph the equations in the same rectangular coordinate system: y = −4x and y = −4.

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Also, we often will need to extend the axes in our rectangular coordinate system to bigger positive and negative numbers to accommodate the data in the application.

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We can plot these solutions in the rectangular coordinate system.

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By finding distance on the rectangular coordinate system, we can make a connection between the geometry of a conic and algebra—which opens up a world of opportunities for application.

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The rectangular coordinate system is also called the xy-plane or the “coordinate plane.”

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