Graphing Points

Front

What is the correct method to plot the point (4, -12)?

Back

Right 4, down 12

Front

What is the correct method to plot the point (-2, -6)?

Back

Left 2, down 6

Front

What letter matches the coordinate (0, -6)?

Back

O

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

Are the coordinates of a point written as (y, x)?

Back

False, they are written as (x, y).

Front

What does the x-coordinate represent in a point (x, y)?

Back

The horizontal position on the graph.

Front

What does the y-coordinate represent in a point (x, y)?

Back

The vertical position on the graph.

Front

How do you identify the quadrant of a point (x, y)?

Back

By the signs of x and y: (+,+) in Quadrant I, (-,+) in Quadrant II, (-,-) in Quadrant III, (+,-) in Quadrant IV.

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal line in a coordinate plane.

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical line in a coordinate plane.