Coordinate Planes Practical Problems Practice

Front

What is the y-axis in a coordinate plane?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical line in a coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is 0.

Front

What are the coordinates of a point that is 3 units below (-3, 6) on the same vertical line?

Back

(-3, 3)

Front

What is the x-coordinate of the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

0

Front

In which quadrant are both x and y coordinates positive?

Back

Quadrant I.

Front

What is the definition of an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does it mean for a point to be on the x-axis?

Back

A point on the x-axis has a y-coordinate of 0.

Front

Which quadrant contains points where x is negative and y is positive?

Back

Quadrant II.

Front

What is the significance of the coordinates (0, 0)?

Back

(0, 0) is known as the origin in a coordinate plane.

Front

If a point is located at (4, -2), in which quadrant is it located?

Back

Quadrant IV.

Front

What is the x-coordinate of a point that lies on the y-axis?

Back

The x-coordinate is 0.