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The Rectangular Coordinate System
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The Rectangular Coordinate Plane (2)

Sometimes, it is convenient to use different scales for the x- and y-axes. For example, to graph the points A(1,  350), B(3,  100), and C(−4.5,  200), it is convenient to use different scales for the axes, as shown in the figure below.

Note that the unit lengths that are marked off on the x-axis have an interval of 1 unit, while the unit lengths that are marked off on the y-axis have an interval of 50 units.