Coordinate Planes and Ordered Pairs

Front

What is the X axis?

Back

The X axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane.

Front

What is the Y axis?

Back

The Y axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane.

Front

What are ordered pairs?

Back

Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers used to locate points on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The first number represents the position on the X axis.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number represents the position on the Y axis.

Front

In which quadrant does the point (3, 4) fall?

Back

The point (3, 4) falls in Quadrant 1.

Front

In which quadrant does the point (-3, 4) fall?

Back

The point (-3, 4) falls in Quadrant 2.

Front

In which quadrant does the point (-3, -4) fall?

Back

The point (-3, -4) falls in Quadrant 3.

Front

In which quadrant does the point (3, -4) fall?

Back

The point (3, -4) falls in Quadrant 4.

Front

What is the distance between the points (5, 4) and (-3, 4)?

Back

The distance is 8 blocks.