Plotting & Reading Points

The Cartesian coordinate system, which consists of two perpendicular axes: the x-axis (horizontal) and the y-axis (vertical).

Move left 2 units on the x-axis and down 6 units on the y-axis.

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

The x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position.

The y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position.

The point (0, 0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

By its coordinates (x, y), where x is the horizontal position and y is the vertical position.

Negative coordinates indicate positions to the left of the origin on the x-axis and below the origin on the y-axis.

(6, -2) is the only point in Quadrant IV; the others are in Quadrants I and II.

Z.