Ordered Pairs

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What is an ordered pair?

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

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What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

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The first number represents the x-coordinate, which shows the horizontal position.

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What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

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The second number represents the y-coordinate, which shows the vertical position.

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How do you write the ordered pair for the point at x=3 and y=5?

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(3, 5) is the ordered pair.

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What is the x-coordinate in the ordered pair (4, 7)?

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The x-coordinate is 4.

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What is the y-coordinate in the ordered pair (6, 2)?

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The y-coordinate is 2.

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Which axis is vertical on a coordinate plane?

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The y-axis is vertical.

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Which axis is horizontal on a coordinate plane?

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The x-axis is horizontal.

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If a point is located at (0, 0), what is this point called?

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This point is called the origin.

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What is the ordered pair for the letter B located at (5, 3)?

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(5, 3) is the ordered pair for letter B.