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Question
The abscissa of a point is positive in the
Options
First and Second quadrant
Second and Third quadrant
Third and Fourth quadrant
Fourth and First quadrant
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Solution
The signs of coordinates (x , y) of a point in various quadrants are shown in the following graph:

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