Coordinate Plane

Front

What does the X represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The X represents the first number in an ordered pair.

Front

How do you plot the point (4, -12)?

Back

Move right 4 and down 12.

Front

In the ordered pair (7, -7), which direction do you move first?

Back

You move right, then down.

Front

When plotting points, which direction do you go first?

Back

You go left or right first.

Front

What is the Y axis?

Back

The Y axis is vertical.

Front

What is the purpose of the coordinate plane?

Back

The coordinate plane is used to locate points using ordered pairs.

Front

What are ordered pairs?

Back

Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers that show the position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the Y represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The Y represents the second number in an ordered pair.

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

The origin is the point (0, 0) where the X and Y axes intersect.

Front

What direction do you move to plot a negative Y value?

Back

You move down.