Ordered Pairs & Quadrants

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The first number (x) represents the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number (y) represents the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What is the coordinate plane?

Back

The coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis).

Front

How many quadrants are in a coordinate plane?

Back

There are four quadrants in a coordinate plane.

Front

What are the coordinates of the origin?

Back

The coordinates of the origin are (0, 0).

Front

In which quadrant is the point (3, 4) located?

Back

The point (3, 4) is located in Quadrant I.

Front

In which quadrant is the point (-5, 2) located?

Back

The point (-5, 2) is located in Quadrant II.

Front

In which quadrant is the point (-3, -7) located?

Back

The point (-3, -7) is located in Quadrant III.

Front

In which quadrant is the point (4, -6) located?

Back

The point (4, -6) is located in Quadrant IV.