Plotting Points

Front

Another name for a graph is _

Back

coordinate plane

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

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

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What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

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

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What letter is represented by the ordered pair (5,4)?

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M

Front

What letter is represented by the ordered pair (-1,2)?

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G

Front

What letter is represented by the ordered pair (6,-2)?

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S

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

How do you plot the point (3, 2) on a coordinate plane?

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Start at the origin (0, 0), move 3 units to the right (positive x-direction), and then move 2 units up (positive y-direction).

Front

What is the x-axis?

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