Graphing Coordinates

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What is an ordered pair?

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An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

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What does the x-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

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The x-coordinate represents the horizontal position of a point on the coordinate plane.

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What does the y-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

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The y-coordinate represents the vertical position of a point on the coordinate plane.

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What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

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The origin is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect, represented by the ordered pair (0, 0).

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What is the x-axis?

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The x-axis is the horizontal number line on a coordinate plane.

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What is the y-axis?

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The y-axis is the vertical number line on a coordinate plane.

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How do you identify a point on a coordinate plane?

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A point is identified by its ordered pair (x, y), where x is the distance from the origin along the x-axis and y is the distance along the y-axis.

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What is the first number in an ordered pair called?

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The first number in an ordered pair is called the x-coordinate.

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What is the second number in an ordered pair called?

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The second number in an ordered pair is called the y-coordinate.

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If a point has coordinates (3, -2), what does this mean?

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This means the point is located 3 units to the right of the origin and 2 units down.