Coordinate Plane - 6th Grade

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What is a coordinate plane?

Back

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

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What are the x-axis and y-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane, while the y-axis is the vertical line.

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How do you plot a point on a coordinate plane?

Back

To plot a point, start at the origin (0,0), move along the x-axis to the x-coordinate, and then move parallel to the y-axis to the y-coordinate.

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What does the ordered pair (x, y) represent?

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The ordered pair (x, y) represents the position of a point on the coordinate plane, where 'x' is the horizontal position and 'y' is the vertical position.

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What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

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 does it mean to move 'right' on the coordinate plane?

Back

Moving 'right' means increasing the x-coordinate.

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What does it mean to move 'left' on the coordinate plane?

Back

Moving 'left' means decreasing the x-coordinate.

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What does it mean to move 'up' on the coordinate plane?

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Moving 'up' means increasing the y-coordinate.

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What does it mean to move 'down' on the coordinate plane?

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Moving 'down' means decreasing the y-coordinate.

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What is the distance between two points on a coordinate plane?

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The distance between two points can be calculated using the distance formula: d = √((x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²).