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Question
Signs of the abscissa and ordinate of a point in the second quadrant are respectively.
Options
+, +
–, –
–, +
+, –
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Solution
–, +
Explanation:
In second quadrant, X-axis is negative and Y-axis is positive. So, sign of abscissa of a point is negative and sign of ordinate of a point is positive.
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