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What are coordinates?

Back

Coordinates are a set of values that show an exact position on a grid, usually written as (x, y).

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What is the X-axis?

Back

The X-axis is the horizontal line on a graph where the y-coordinate is zero.

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What is the Y-axis?

Back

The Y-axis is the vertical line on a graph where the x-coordinate is zero.

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What does horizontal mean?

Back

Horizontal means going from left to right.

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What does vertical mean?

Back

Vertical means going up and down.

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In the ordered pair (x, y), what does x represent?

Back

In the ordered pair (x, y), x represents the position on the X-axis.

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In the ordered pair (x, y), what does y represent?

Back

In the ordered pair (x, y), y represents the position on the Y-axis.

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What is an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a graph, written as (x, y).

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What is the origin in a coordinate system?

Back

The origin is the point (0, 0) where the X-axis and Y-axis intersect.

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How do you plot a point (3, 2)?

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To plot (3, 2), move 3 units right on the X-axis and 2 units up on the Y-axis.