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3D Cartesian Coordinate System

3D Cartesian Coordinate System Properties:

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  • x-axis is the horizontal axis
  • y-axis is the vertical axis 
  • z-axis is axis perpendicular to the x-y plane, pointing outward or inward.
    • Look into left hand and right hand rule
  • The point of intersection of the axes is called the origin,Origin, denoted as (0,0,0).
  • A point in the plane is represented by an ordered pair (x, y, z)
  • A vector in space is represented in above imageimage, where the tail sits on the Origin extends to the arrow tip
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