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Question
The equations of x-axis in space are ______.
Options
x = 0, y = 0
x = 0, z = 0
x = 0
y = 0, z = 0
Solution
The equations of x-axis in space are y = 0, z = 0.
Explanation:
On x-axis the y- co-ordinate and z- co-ordinates are zero.
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