Which characteristic of a coordinate plane is false? (3 points)
A) The vertical axis is the y-axis.
B) The point (0, 0) is also referred to as the origin.
C) It represents points within one plane.
D) It has horizontal and vertical number lines that are drawn parallel to each other.

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asnaseer · Answer

what do you understand by the term "parallel" - if two lines are "parallel" what does that mean to you?

anonymous · Answer

doubles i guess

asnaseer · Answer

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so which lines are parallel in this diagram?

anonymous · Answer

um.. line c and b

asnaseer · Answer

correct!
so, do you think the x and y axes in a coordinate plane are parallel?

anonymous · Answer

yes

asnaseer · Answer

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try again :-)