Coordinate Graphing

Front

What is the coordinate plane?

Back

A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis).

Front

What are ordered pairs?

Back

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

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you plot the point (2, 3)?

Back

Start at the origin (0, 0), move right 2 units (x-coordinate), then move up 3 units (y-coordinate).

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal line on the coordinate plane where the y-coordinate is 0.

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical line on the coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is 0.

Front

What quadrant is the point (3, 4) located in?

Back

Quadrant I, where both x and y coordinates are positive.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-3, 4) located in?

Back

Quadrant II, where x is negative and y is positive.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-3, -4) located in?

Back

Quadrant III, where both x and y coordinates are negative.