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Question
Decide which of the following statements is true and which is false. Give reasons for your answer.
The coordinates of the origin are (0, 0).
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Solution
The origin divides each of these axes into a positive and a negative semi-axis. The coordinates of the origin are always are zero, i.e. (0,0). Thus, the statement is true.
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