Coordinate Plane

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What is the coordinate plane?

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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 coordinates?

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

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What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

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The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect, represented by the coordinates (0, 0).

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What does the x-axis represent?

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The horizontal line on the coordinate plane where the y-coordinate is zero.

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What does the y-axis represent?

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The vertical line on the coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is zero.

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What are positive coordinates?

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Coordinates where both x and y values are greater than zero, located in the first quadrant.

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What are negative coordinates?

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Coordinates where either x or y values are less than zero, located in the third and fourth quadrants.

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What is an ordered pair?

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

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How do you plot a point on the coordinate plane?

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Start at the origin (0, 0), move along the x-axis to the x-coordinate, then move vertically to the y-coordinate.

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What is the first quadrant?

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The section of the coordinate plane where both x and y coordinates are positive.