Question

What is the x-coordinate of point B? Write a decimal coordinate.

On a coordinate plane, point B is 1.5 units to the left and 3.5 units up.

Answer 1

1) The x-coordinate of point B is -1.5.

2) Example of a decimal coordinate is: 115°28.315'W, 32°52.189'N

Explanation:

Based on the information you have provided, point B being 1.5 units on the left indicates it falls on the negative x-axis, bearing in mind that the horizontal plane is the x-axis, where anything to the right of it is positive and to the left is negative. This is how we arrive at the -1.5 value.

An example of how to illustrate a decimal coordinate is given above. Note that it is a random example, as no specific figures have been given in your question.

Answer 2

To find the x-coordinate of point B, we need to consider the information given. Since point B is 1.5 units to the left of the origin, its x-coordinate will be negative.

The x-coordinate of point B can be calculated by subtracting 1.5 units from the x-coordinate of the origin (0). Therefore, the x-coordinate of point B is -1.5.

Hence, the decimal coordinate for point B is (-1.5, y), where y is the y-coordinate of point B.