When you are making coordinate proofs, you are using the value of the coordinates in your proof and your algebra work.
Often, the shapes are places along the axis, so at least one of the variables will be zero. This will allow you easy algebraic work because 0 times anything is o and 0 added to anything is itself.
8 out of 52. There are 4 nine cards and 4 heart cards. There are 52 cards in the standard deck. So it is an 8 out of 52 chance that you will choose either a heart or a nine.