Coordinate Grid

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What is a coordinate grid?

Back

A coordinate grid is a two-dimensional plane formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis). It is used to locate points using ordered pairs.

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What are ordered pairs?

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Ordered pairs are pairs of numbers used to represent the position of a point on a coordinate grid, written in the form (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 represents the x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate grid.

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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 represents the y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate grid.

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How do you identify a point on the coordinate grid?

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To identify a point on the coordinate grid, you use its ordered pair (x, y) to find its location by moving x units along the x-axis and y units along the y-axis.

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What is the origin in a coordinate grid?

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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 is the x-axis?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate grid where the y-coordinate is zero.

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What is the y-axis?

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The y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate grid where the x-coordinate is zero.

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How do you plot the point (3, 4) on a coordinate grid?

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To plot the point (3, 4), start at the origin (0, 0), move 3 units to the right along the x-axis, and then move 4 units up along the y-axis.

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What is the distance between the points (2, 3) and (2, 7)?

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The distance between the points (2, 3) and (2, 7) is 4 units, as they have the same x-coordinate and differ in the y-coordinate.