Which term is defined as a coordinate system where coordinates are distances from perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin?

Which term is defined as a coordinate system where coordinates are distances from perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin?

• A. Cartesian coordinate system
• B. Sector Reference System
• C. Public Land Survey System
• D. Coordinate system

Answer: (A)

A coordinate system defined by two perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin uses distances along those axes to locate points. This arrangement, with axes meeting at the origin and forming right angles, is the Cartesian coordinate system. Points are described by an ordered pair that tells how far to move along each axis from the origin, which is exactly the idea behind Cartesian coordinates. Other terms aren’t the standard way to describe this grid: a generic “coordinate system” is too broad, the Public Land Survey System refers to land parcel descriptions rather than a grid of perpendicular axes, and a Sector Reference System isn’t a standard geometrical term.