In Fig. 3.6, LM is a line parallel to the y-axis at a distance of 3 units.
(i) What are the coordinates of the points P, R and Q?
(ii) What is the difference between the abscissa of the points L and M?
(i) The coordinates are:
P(3,2)
R(3,0)
Q(3,-1)
(ii) All the points on the line have the same abscissa i.e.3.
Therefore, difference in abscissa of L and M is 0.
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