Ordered Pairs

Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers used to locate points on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

The first number represents the x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

The second number represents the y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

(10, 2) is the coordinate of the point.

The x-axis is the horizontal axis on the coordinate plane.

The y-axis is the vertical axis on the coordinate plane.

(0, 0) is known as the origin.

The negative sign in the y-coordinate (-3) indicates that the point is located 3 units below the x-axis.

(10, -2) is the coordinate of the Triangle.

(2, 5) is the coordinate of the Square.