Coordinate Plane

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What is a coordinate plane?

Back

A coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis). It is used to locate points using ordered pairs.

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What are ordered pairs?

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Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers used to locate points on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y). The first number represents the x-coordinate, and the second number represents the y-coordinate.

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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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What is the x-axis?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line in a coordinate plane where the y-coordinate is zero. It runs left to right.

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What is the y-axis?

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The y-axis is the vertical line in a coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is zero. It runs up and down.

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How do you identify a point on the coordinate plane?

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To identify a point, use its ordered pair (x, y). Start at the origin, move x units along the x-axis, and then y units up or down along the y-axis.

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What does the point (2, 3) represent?

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The point (2, 3) represents a location on the coordinate plane where you move 2 units to the right on the x-axis and 3 units up on the y-axis.

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What is the distance between the points (1, 1) and (1, 4)?

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The distance is 3 units, as they share the same x-coordinate and differ by 3 in the y-coordinate.

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What is the distance between the points (2, 3) and (5, 3)?

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The distance is 3 units, as they share the same y-coordinate and differ by 3 in the x-coordinate.

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What is a 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. Each quadrant has a different combination of positive and negative x and y values.