Difference between revisions of "Y-axis"

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The '''y-axis''' is the [[vertical]] axis on a [[coordinate plane]], as opposed to the [[horizontal]] axis, or [[x-axis]]. The [[point]] at which a [[line]] crosses the y-axis is referred to as the [[y-intercept]].
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The '''y-axis''' is the [[vertical]] axis on a two-dimensional [[Cartesian]] [[coordinate plane]], as opposed to the [[horizontal]] axis, or [[x-axis]]. The [[point]] at which a [[line]] crosses the y-axis is referred to as the [[y-intercept]].
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==See also==
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*[[X-axis]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]

Latest revision as of 21:59, July 13, 2016

The y-axis is the vertical axis on a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate plane, as opposed to the horizontal axis, or x-axis. The point at which a line crosses the y-axis is referred to as the y-intercept.

See also