SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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X
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Y
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a line graph, the independent variable is placed on the X-axis and the dependent variable is placed on the Y-axis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Axes. The independent variable belongs on the x-axis (horizontal line) of the graph and the dependent variable belongs on the y-axis (vertical line).
Detailed explanation-3: -The horizontal axis is usually called the x-axis. The vertical axis is usually called the y-axis. The point where the x-and y-axis intersect is called the origin.
Detailed explanation-4: -x is often the variable used to represent the independent variable in an equation.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, while the previous detailed answer gave some excellent examples, the real REASON we plot the independent variable on the x-axis is just to follow the convention in order to make our results or observations more readily understood by others.