Coordinate Plane

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What is the coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

What are the axes in a coordinate plane?

Back

The x-axis (horizontal) and y-axis (vertical) are the two lines that define the coordinate plane.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers (x, y) that represent a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the origin represent in a coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

How do you identify a point on the coordinate plane?

Back

By using its ordered pair (x, y), where x is the horizontal distance from the origin and y is the vertical distance.

Front

What is the x-coordinate?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair that indicates the horizontal position.

Front

What is the y-coordinate?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair that indicates the vertical position.

Front

What does a negative y-coordinate indicate?

Back

The point is located below the x-axis.

Front

What does a negative x-coordinate indicate?

Back

The point is located to the left of the y-axis.

Front

What is the significance of the point (4, -6)?

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It is a point located 4 units to the right of the origin and 6 units down.