State whether the following statement is true or false:
$(5, -5)$ is a point on the $x$-axis.

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(B) The coordinates of any point on the $x$-axis are of the form $(x, 0)$,where $x$ is any real number.
Since the given point is $(5, -5)$,its $y$-coordinate is $-5$,which is not equal to $0$.
Therefore,the point $(5, -5)$ does not lie on the $x$-axis.
Thus,the statement is False.

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