Coordinate Plane

Front

What is the horizontal axis in a coordinate plane called?

Back

x-axis

Front

What is the vertical axis in a coordinate plane called?

Back

y-axis

Front

What is the point called where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?

Back

origin

Front

What is the ordered pair for the origin?

Back

(0,0)

Front

What does the ordered pair (0,1) represent in a coordinate plane?

Back

Coordinate R

Front

What does the ordered pair (6,6) represent in a coordinate plane?

Back

Coordinate N

Front

In a coordinate plane, how is a point represented?

Back

By an ordered pair (x,y).

Front

What is the significance of the x-coordinate in an ordered pair?

Back

It indicates the horizontal position of the point.

Front

What is the significance of the y-coordinate in an ordered pair?

Back

It indicates the vertical position of the point.

Front

How do you identify the quadrant in which a point lies?

Back

By the signs of the x and y coordinates.