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How many coordinate planes are there in three dimensional geometry?

Answer: 3.

  • A 2
  • B 3
  • C 4
  • D 8

Correct answer: B. 3

Explanation: The axes taken in pairs give three coordinate planes: XY, YZ and ZX.

zxyOP(x, y, z)first octant:x>0, y>0, z>0

Concept context

Coordinate axes and planes in space, octants, distance between two points, and the section formula

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