Quadrants of the Coordinate Plane

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal axis of the coordinate plane.

Front

What is an integer?

Back

Any negative or positive whole number (including zero).

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical axis of the coordinate plane.

Front

What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

Back

Where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

What is the coordinate for the point M?

Back

(-6,0)

Front

What are the four quadrants of the coordinate plane?

Back

The four regions created by the x-axis and y-axis.

Front

How do you identify the coordinates of a point?

Back

By using the format (x,y), where x is the horizontal position and y is the vertical position.

Front

What does a positive x-coordinate indicate?

Back

The point is located to the right of the origin.

Front

What does a negative y-coordinate indicate?

Back

The point is located below the origin.

Front

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

Back

It is the origin of the coordinate plane.