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📐 Mathematics  ·  Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry  ·  JEE

The point (1, 2, −3) lies in the octant characterised by:

Answer: (+, +, −).

  • A (+, +, +)
  • B (+, +, −)
  • C (+, −, −)
  • D (−, +, −)

Correct answer: B. (+, +, −)

Explanation: Reading the signs directly, x and y are positive while z is negative.

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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