Coordinate Planes

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What is a coordinate plane?

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

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What are the axes in a coordinate plane?

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The two axes are the x-axis (horizontal) and the y-axis (vertical).

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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?

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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?

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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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How do you plot a point on a coordinate plane?

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To plot a point, start at the origin, move along the x-axis to the x-coordinate, and then move vertically to the y-coordinate.

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What is the y-axis?

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The y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane where all points have an x-coordinate of 0.

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What is the x-axis?

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

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What is the quadrant in a coordinate plane?

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A quadrant is one of the four sections of the coordinate plane, divided by the x-axis and y-axis.