Flashcard: Coordinate Plane

Front

What is a factual statement about the coordinate plane?

• The coordinates of the origin are (1, 1).
• It was first conceived by Sir Isaac Newton.
• It can only be expressed on graph paper.
• It has no edges.

Back

It has no edges.

Front

If you wanted to graph the point (1, 7), what would you do?

Back

Move one unit to the right of the origin, and seven units up.

Front

What can you conclude about a point that lies in Quadrant II?

Back

It has a negative x coordinate, and a positive y coordinate.

Front

Which of the following represents the point (9, -4)?

Back