On the coordinate plane, what does point (0, 5) represent?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-22T11:15:49

$(0,5)$ represents the coordinate of the point $(x,y)$

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$(x,y)->(0,5)$

If $x=0$ then a projected vertical line passes through the point $x=0$ . In this case it is the y-axis.

If $y=5$ then a projected horizontal line passes through $y=5$

Where the two lines cross is the plotted point.

For this instance it is actually on the y-axis.
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$color(blue)("Consider the example of the point "(x,y)-> (5,10))$ .

Project a line up from the 5 on the x-axis. Project a line along from the 10 on the y-axis. Where they cross is the point $(5,10)$

Tony B