A point P is positioned relative to two perpendicular lines, called the coordinate axes. The perpendicular distance from the y-axis to point P is the x-coordinate; the perpendicular distance from the x-axis to point P is the y-coordinate. The coordinates x and y form an ordered pair (x, y).
Often, a grid is used to display points relative to the coordinate axes.
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