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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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A set of points in a rectangular coordinate system is the graph of a function if every vertical line intersects the graph in at most one point.

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Plot each point in a rectangular coordinate system.

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Now we will graph all three functions on the same rectangular coordinate system.

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Our first step is to develop a formula to find distances between points on the rectangular coordinate system.

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Here we will use this theorem again to find distances on the rectangular coordinate system.

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