Plotting Points

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The first number (x-coordinate) represents the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number (y-coordinate) represents the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you plot the point (1, -3)?

Back

Start at the origin (0,0), move right 1 unit (for x=1), then move down 3 units (for y=-3).

Front

What is the point at (0, 4)?

Back

The point at (0, 4) is located on the y-axis, 4 units above the origin.

Front

How do you plot the point (-3, 0)?

Back

Start at the origin (0,0), move left 3 units (for x=-3), and do not move up or down (y=0).

Front

What is the ordered pair for the point located 2 units left and 6 units down from the origin?

Back

The ordered pair is (-2, -6).

Front

Which quadrant is the point (1, 3) located in?

Back

The point (1, 3) is located in Quadrant I, where both x and y are positive.

Front

Which quadrant is the point (-1, 3) located in?

Back

The point (-1, 3) is located in Quadrant II, where x is negative and y is positive.

Front

What is the ordered pair for point E if it is located at the origin?

Back

The ordered pair for point E at the origin is (0, 0).