Plotting Points

Front

What is a coordinate?

Back

A coordinate is a set of values that show an exact position on a two-dimensional plane, typically represented as (x, y).

Front

What does the x-coordinate represent?

Back

The x-coordinate represents the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the y-coordinate represent?

Back

The y-coordinate represents the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you plot the point (3, 5)?

Back

Start at the origin (0, 0), move right 3 units (x-coordinate), then move up 5 units (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).

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical line on the coordinate plane where x = 0.

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line on the coordinate plane where y = 0.

Front

How do you identify the quadrant of a point?

Back

The quadrant can be identified by the signs of the x and y coordinates: Quadrant I (+,+), Quadrant II (-,+), Quadrant III (-,-), Quadrant IV (+,-).

Front

What is the distance between the points (1, 2) and (1, 5)?

Back

The distance is 3 units, as they share the same x-coordinate.

Front

What is the slope of a line?

Back

The slope of a line is a measure of its steepness, calculated as the change in y divided by the change in x (rise/run).