Answer the following questions related to the basic terms of the Cartesian plane.

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Answer the following questions related to the basic terms of the Cartesian plane. (i) Define (a) the abscissa and (b) the ordinate of a point in the Cartesian plane. (ii) Consider the two points A(3,−2)A(3,-2) and B(−5,4)B(-5,4). Which point is situated farther to the right on the plane? Give a short reason for your answer. (iii) For the same two points, which one lies above the other? State your reason briefly.

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