The simplest example of a coordinate system can be the identification of points on a line with real numbers using the concept of number line. In the system of number lines, an arbitrary point O the origin is chosen on a given line. Each point on the number line is assigned a unique coordinate and each real number is the coordinate of a unique point on the number line. The prototypical example of a coordinate system can be the Cartesian Coordinate System.
In the plane, any two perpendicular lines are chosen and then the coordinates of a point are taken to be the signed distances to the lines. Image will be uploaded soon. In three dimensions, we generally need to choose mutually orthogonal planes and the three coordinates of a point are generally the signed distances to each of the planes. We can generalize to create n number of coordinates for any point in a n-dimensional Euclidean space. Depending on the direction that's left or right and therefore the order of the coordinate axes, the three-dimensional system could also be a right-handed system or a left-handed system.
This is often one among the various coordinate systems. In a right-handed coordinate system the direction in which your hand closes to make a fist can be defined as the direction of a positive rotation around any axis that can be represented by the extended right-hand thumb. In a left-handed coordinate system the direction when your hand closes to form a fist is that the direction of a positive rotation around any axis which will be represented by the extended left-hand thumb.
A coordinate system or frame of reference is used to locate the position of any point which points are often plotted as an ordered pair x, y referred to as Coordinates. Alternatively, you can independently change one of the coordinates by dragging a red point. Given the above corner-of-room analogy, we could form the Cartesian coordinates of the point at the top of your head, as follows. Cartesian coordinates can be used not only to specify the location of points, but also to specify the coordinates of vectors.
The Cartesian coordinates of two or three-dimensional vectors look just like those of points in the plane or three-dimensional space. But, there is no reason to stop at three-dimensions. We could define vectors in four, five, or higher dimensions by just specifying four, five, or more Cartesian coordinates. We can't visualize these higher dimensions like we did with the above applets, but we can easily write down the list of numbers for the coordinates.
You can check out examples of n-dimensional vectors to convince yourself that talking about higher dimensions isn't completely crazy. Home Threads Index About. Cartesian coordinates. Applet loading. Vectors and higher dimensions Cartesian coordinates can be used not only to specify the location of points, but also to specify the coordinates of vectors.
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A coordinate system is a two-dimensional number line, for example, two perpendicular number lines or axes. The center of the coordinate system where the lines intersect is called the origin. The axes intersect when both x and y are zero. The coordinates of the origin are 0, 0. An ordered pair contains the coordinates of one point in the coordinate system. A point is named by its ordered pair of the form of x, y. The first number corresponds to the x-coordinate and the second to the y-coordinate.
To graph a point, you draw a dot at the coordinates that corresponds to the ordered pair. It's always a good idea to start at the origin.
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