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Question
The horizontal and vertical line in a line graph are usually called ______ and ______.
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Solution
The horizontal and vertical line in a line graph are usually called x-axis and y-axis.
Explanation:
To draw a graph we need pairs of points known as coordinates and to plot a point we require two mutually perpendicular axes, also known as the x-axis (horizontal line) and the y-axis (vertical line).
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