Coordinate Graphing

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

The X-axis is the horizontal (left and right) axis on the coordinate plane.

The Y-axis is the vertical (up and down) axis on the coordinate plane.

You identify the location of a point by using its ordered pair (x, y), where x is the position on the X-axis and y is the position on the Y-axis.

(2, 3)

(-4, -2)

The origin is the point where the X-axis and Y-axis intersect, represented by the ordered pair (0, 0).

It is located 5 units to the right and 2 units down from the origin.

The first number represents the position on the X-axis.

The second number represents the position on the Y-axis.