The three dimensions
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Imagine you are walking in a big park and trying to meet up with a friend. What are the different ways you could describe your location.
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A plane is a 2-dimensional space. Coordinate grids are used to describe the position of a point or a line on a plane. The two dimensions are shown by an x-axis and a y-axis.
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