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 vertical line (y-axis) and a horizontal line (x-axis). It is used to locate points using ordered pairs.

Front

What are ordered pairs?

Back

Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers used to locate points on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y), where x is the horizontal position and y is the vertical position.

Front

What does the x-axis represent?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane, representing the value of the x-coordinate in an ordered pair.

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What does the y-axis represent?

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The y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane, representing the value of the y-coordinate in an ordered pair.

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How do you identify a point on a coordinate plane?

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To identify a point on a coordinate plane, use its ordered pair (x, y), where x indicates the position along the x-axis and y indicates the position along the y-axis.

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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 first quadrant?

Back

The first quadrant is the section of the coordinate plane where both x and y coordinates are positive, located in the upper right section.

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What is the second quadrant?

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The second quadrant is the section of the coordinate plane where x coordinates are negative and y coordinates are positive, located in the upper left section.

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What is the third quadrant?

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The third quadrant is the section of the coordinate plane where both x and y coordinates are negative, located in the lower left section.

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What is the fourth quadrant?

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The fourth quadrant is the section of the coordinate plane where x coordinates are positive and y coordinates are negative, located in the lower right section.