Signs of the abscissa and ordinate of a point in the second quadrant are respectively
(A) +, +
(B) –, –
(C) –, +
(D) +, –
Answer: [C] –, +
Solution.
We know that the x-coordinate is called the abscissa and y-coordinate is also called ordinate.
Thus in second quadrant abscissa is negative and ordinate is positive.
So that, the in the second quadrant, signs of the abscissa and ordinate is (–, +)
Therefore option (C) is correct