Coordinate Plane Vocab.

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What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What does the y-axis represent in the coordinate plane?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical line in the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What does the x-axis represent in the coordinate plane?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line in the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What are the coordinates of a point located on the y-axis?

Back

Any point on the y-axis has coordinates of the form (0,y).

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What are the coordinates of a point located on the x-axis?

Back

Any point on the x-axis has coordinates of the form (x,0).

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

Name the four quadrants of the coordinate plane.

Back

Quadrant I, Quadrant II, Quadrant III, Quadrant IV.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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In which quadrant is the point (3, -2) located?

Back

Quadrant IV.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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In which quadrant is the point (-4, 5) located?

Back

Quadrant II.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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

Back

It is known as the origin and serves as the reference point for the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What does the term 'ordered pair' mean?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1