Abscissa of a point is negative ina)quadrant IV onlyb)quadrant II and ...
The abscissa (x-coordinate) is negative in Quadrants II and III because:- In Quadrant II, the x-values are negative while y-values are positive.- In Quadrant III, both x and y values are negative. Therefore, option B is correct as it includes both quadrants where the abscissa is negative.
Abscissa of a point is negative ina)quadrant IV onlyb)quadrant II and ...
The correct answer is:
quadrant II and III
In a two-dimensional coordinate system, the abscissa of a point refers to the distance of the point from the y-axis. If the abscissa of a point is negative, it means that the point is located to the left of the y-axis. This occurs in quadrants II and III of the coordinate plane.
In quadrant II, both the x-coordinate (abscissa) and y-coordinate are negative. In quadrant III, the x-coordinate is negative and the y-coordinate is positive.
In quadrant I, the abscissa is positive, as the point is located to the right of the y-axis. In quadrant IV, both the x-coordinate and y-coordinate are negative, so the abscissa is also negative.
Therefore, the correct answer is quadrant II and III.