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What is the special name for the point (0, 0), where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?

AThe intercept
BThe origin
CThe vertex
DThe quadrant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The origin
1. The point where the x-axis and y-axis cross is given its own special name. 2. That point, with coordinates (0, 0), is called the origin. 3. An intercept can occur at many different points along an axis, and vertex or quadrant describe unrelated ideas. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 "Graphs", section 11.1 Use the Rectangular Coordinate System_
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