Graphing Ordered Pairs

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a graph, written in the form (X, Y).

Front

How do you identify the x-coordinate in an ordered pair?

Back

The x-coordinate is the first number in the ordered pair (X, Y).

Front

How do you identify the y-coordinate in an ordered pair?

Back

The y-coordinate is the second number in the ordered pair (X, Y).

Front

What does the point (0, 0) represent on a graph?

Back

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

Front

In the ordered pair (4, 9), what is the x-coordinate?

Back

The x-coordinate is 4.

Front

In the ordered pair (4, 9), what is the y-coordinate?

Back

The y-coordinate is 9.

Front

What quadrant is the point (3, 5) located in?

Back

The point (3, 5) is located in Quadrant I.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-3, 5) located in?

Back

The point (-3, 5) is located in Quadrant II.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-3, -5) located in?

Back

The point (-3, -5) is located in Quadrant III.

Front

What quadrant is the point (3, -5) located in?

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The point (3, -5) is located in Quadrant IV.