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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). - Mathematics

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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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Chapter 27: Introduction to Graphs - Exercise 27.1 [Page 7]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 27 Introduction to Graphs
Exercise 27.1 | Q 7.3 | Page 7

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