Is there a cartesian coordinate system where the negative values are on the right and no the left?

Answer 1

Yes. There is also a cartesian coordinate system where the negative x-coordinates are diagonally up and to the right and the y coordinates are down and to the right. You can, in fact, make a cartesian coordinate system for R^n using ANY set of b pairwise orthogonal unit vectors. If that lexicon is unclear, it means that you can make a cartesian coordinate system on a plane by taking any two perpendicular lines, and marking them off at regular intervals from the point where they intersect, and you may designate either direction to be negative. Similarly, you can use any three mutually perpendicular lines to impose coordinates on a space, and any four mutually perpendicular lines for a 4D hyperspace, and so on.

As long as you are consistent, it really doesn't matter what system you use. The longstanding tradition of making the x-axis horizontal and increasing rightward, and the y-axis vertical and increasing upward, is not mathematically significant, but is a mere notational convention.

Answer 2

cartesian co-ordinate system is an elegant way of presenting two -dimensional plane integrating positive and negative values and this is by convention only. In fact it makes no difference whether you take positive x values to the right or left, and of y to the top or bottom. Because you can always make a simple transformation of putting x= -x and y= -y , you get the desired result. As such we can respect the convention and go about our desired way.

Answer 3

The negative values could be on the left or right. However, by convention, they were started on the left and have always been displayed this way. So, I would imagine that in the Star Trek Alternate Universe they would 'normally' appear on the right.

Answer 4

See Mathematics is not something that comes from the god like earth
humans etc .We are the peoples who created the world of mathematics, each and every concept in mathematics is defined by us say it definition of multiplication or addition.We defined first multiplication and than used it in the same manner we can define a coordinate system of your choice even i can define a coordinate system whose coordinate axis are not perpendicular to each other but inclined to each other but in this coordinate system the equation of the line will be different So the ans were is yes it is possible and you have to define it (if you are not satisfied with this I will define the coordinate system of your choice and send you equation of line,parabola etc in this coordinate system but if you are a good mathematician try it your self)

Answer 5

It is a Math convection. You can change the positive number to left side. But it is not usual and it will bring trouble with the communications. You will be speaking a different language. All the functions graph will change the shape. You can but you do not have to.

Answer 6

the first # is on the x axis,horizontal, and the 2d # is on the y axis, vertical. on your celebration A, bypass over proper 4 areas, then up 6 and make a aspect. THe I quadrant is the suitable proper, the II quadrant is the suitable left, the III quadrant is the bottom left, and the IV quadrant is the bottom proper.

Answer 7

No.Not in inthe conventional cartesian system

Answer 8

not to my knowledge,no.

Answer 9

yes
<--|---|----|---|O
.................. |
.................. |
.................. |
.................. |
.................. v
Down y positive
Left x positive as in this shape.