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).

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What are the four quadrants of the coordinate plane?

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Quadrant I (x > 0, y > 0), Quadrant II (x < 0, y > 0), Quadrant III (x < 0, y < 0), Quadrant IV (x > 0, y < 0).

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal line on the coordinate plane where y = 0.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical line on the coordinate plane where x = 0.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What are coordinates?

Back

A pair of numbers (x, y) that define a point's position on the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What does the point (0, 0) represent?

Back

The origin, where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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How do you reflect a point over the y-axis?

Back

Change the sign of the x-coordinate of the point.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Front

How do you reflect a point over the x-axis?

Back

Change the sign of the y-coordinate of the point.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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What is the significance of Quadrant I?

Back

It contains all points where both x and y coordinates are positive.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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What is the significance of Quadrant II?

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It contains all points where x coordinates are negative and y coordinates are positive.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B