Question

In the ordered pair (x, y), the dependent variable corresponds to __________.

A. the y-axis
B. x
C. both x and y
D. y

Answer 1

\(y\) is the dependent variable,

Answer 2

\(y\) depends on x

Answer 3

But how D:
thankyou for the answer (:
but i don't understand how that is so :/ @ganeshie8

Answer 4

thats the convention

Answer 5

while graphing

Answer 6

we represent "independent variable" as "x" along x-axis
and "dependent variable" as "y" along y-axis

Answer 7

this might help understand better :-
http://maths.mq.edu.au/numeracy/tutorial/graph1.htm

Answer 8

:O okay i get it now! thankyou!! @ganeshie8 c: