Beeson's Coordinate Plane

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

An ordered pair represents a specific point on the coordinate plane, written as (x, y), where x is the horizontal position and y is the vertical position.

The x-coordinate is the first number in an ordered pair (x, y) and indicates the horizontal position.

The y-coordinate is the second number in an ordered pair (x, y) and indicates the vertical position.

The point (0, 0) is called the origin and is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

You reach the point (3, 2).

Negative coordinates indicate positions to the left of the origin on the x-axis or below the origin on the y-axis.

The points (2, 3) and (3, 2) are different; they are located at different positions on the coordinate plane.

To plot (4, -12), move 4 units to the right and 12 units down from the origin.

If two points have the same x-coordinate, they are vertically aligned on the coordinate plane.