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Name the octants in which the following points lie: (5, 2, 3)

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Name the octants in which the following points lie: (5, 2, 3)

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Solution

The x-coordinate, the y-coordinate and the z-oordinate of the point (5, 2, 3) are all positive.
Therefore, this point lies in XOYZ octant.

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Chapter 28: Introduction to three dimensional coordinate geometry - Exercise 15.1 [Page 6]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 11
Chapter 28 Introduction to three dimensional coordinate geometry
Exercise 15.1 | Q 1.1 | Page 6

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