Plotting Points

Front

What is the origin?

Back

Where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

Front

What does the x-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The horizontal position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the y-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The vertical position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you plot the point (4, -12)?

Back

Move right 4 units and down 12 units.

Front

What are the coordinates of Point C if it is located at (6, 2)?

Back

(6, 2) means 6 units right and 2 units up from the origin.

Front

What quadrant is the point (3, -3) located in?

Back

Quadrant IV, where x is positive and y is negative.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-4, 5) located in?

Back

Quadrant II, where x is negative and y is positive.

Front

What is the distance from the origin to the point (3, 4)?

Back

The distance is 5 units, calculated using the Pythagorean theorem.

Front

What is the significance of the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal line in a coordinate plane where y=0.