Coordinate Planes

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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).

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What are the x-axis and y-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane, while the y-axis is the vertical line.

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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 in the form (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 position on the x-axis.

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What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

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The second number represents the position on the y-axis.

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How do you plot a point on a coordinate plane?

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To plot a point, start at the origin (0,0), move along the x-axis to the first number, and then move up or down to the second number.

Front

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 significance of the quadrants in a coordinate plane?

Back

The coordinate plane is divided into four quadrants, each representing different signs of x and y values.

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What are the coordinates of point A if it is located at (2, 4)?

Back

The coordinates of point A are (2, 4).

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Which axis runs vertically?

Back

The y-axis runs vertically.