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Write the answer of each of the following questions :
$(i)$ What is the name of horizontal and the vertical lines drawn to determine the position of any point in the Cartesian plane ?
$(ii)$ What is the name of each part of the plane formed by these two lines ?
$(iii)$ Write the name of the point where these two lines intersect.
Solution

$(i)$ The name of horizontal lines and vertical lines drawn to determine the position of any point in the Cartesian plane is $x$ – axis and $y$ – axis respectively.
$(ii)$ The name of each part of the plane formed by these two lines, $x$ – axis and $y$ – axis, is quadrant (one-fourth part).
$(iii)$ The name of the point where these two lines intersect is the origin.
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Plot the points $(x,\, y)$ given in the following table on the plane, choosing suitable units of distance on the axes.
$x$ | $-2$ | $-1$ | $0$ | $1$ | $3$ |
$y$ | $8$ | $7$ | $-1.25$ | $3$ | $-1$ |