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What are the coordinate axes and coordinate planes in 3D geometry?


Ravindra Pindel 18th Mar, 2021
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Ravindra Pindel 18th Mar, 2021

In 3D geometry, the coordinate axes are:

  • X-axis (horizontal)
  • Y-axis (horizontal, perpendicular to X-axis)
  • Z-axis (vertical)

The coordinate planes are:

  • XY-plane (contains X and Y axes, Z = 0)
  • YZ-plane (contains Y and Z axes, X = 0)
  • ZX-plane (contains Z and X axes, Y = 0)

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