alleryStart learning →What is the point (0, 0) called in the rectangular coordinate system?
AThe origin
BAn intercept
CThe x-axis
DQuadrant one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The origin
1. The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect, with coordinates (0, 0), is defined as the origin.
2. An intercept is any point where a line crosses an axis, which is a broader idea than this one specific point.
3. The x-axis is the horizontal number line itself, and a quadrant is one of the four regions the axes divide the plane into, neither of which names this single point.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Graphs", section 4.1 Use the Rectangular Coordinate System_
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