Putting x = 3y in the given equation of the parabola: 9 y2 = 9y ⇒ 9y( y − 1 ) = 0 ⇒ y = 0, 1 At y = 0, x = 0At y = 1, x = 3Therefore, at (1, 3), the abscissa is three times that of the ordinate.