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The distance of a point from the x-axis is called its:

AOrigin
BOrdinate
CAbscissa
DRadius
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ordinate
1. A point is located by two distances. 2. Its distance from the x-axis is measured along y. 3. That is the y-coordinate, or ordinate. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 7, Coordinate Geometry._
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