Plotting Points

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What are coordinates?

Back

Coordinates are a set of values that show an exact position on a graph, usually represented as (x, y).

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What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

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The first number in an ordered pair (x, y) represents the horizontal position on the graph, known as the x-coordinate.

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What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

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The second number in an ordered pair (x, y) represents the vertical position on the graph, known as the y-coordinate.

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How do you plot a point on a graph?

Back

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

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

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

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What is the x-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line on a graph where the y-coordinate is 0.

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What is the y-axis?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical line on a graph where the x-coordinate is 0.

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What are quadrants in a coordinate plane?

Back

Quadrants are the four sections of the coordinate plane, divided by the x-axis and y-axis.

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What is the ordered pair for point H if it is located at -2 on the x-axis and 4 on the y-axis?

Back

The ordered pair for point H is (-2, 4).

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What is the ordered pair for point E if it is located at -3 on the x-axis and 0 on the y-axis?

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The ordered pair for point E is (-3, 0).