This document provides information about the Cartesian coordinate system developed by René Descartes, including: - It consists of two perpendicular number lines (axes) that intersect at their zero point (origin). - The x-axis is horizontal and the y-axis is vertical. - Points on the plane are represented by an ordered pair (x, y) called coordinates, where x is the x-coordinate (abscissa) and y is the y-coordinate (ordinate).