Grade 5 Coordinates

Front

What is a coordinate?

Back

A coordinate is a set of values that show an exact position on a graph, usually represented as an ordered pair (x, y).

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair represents the x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on a graph.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair represents the y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on a graph.

Front

What is the ordered pair for the point located 5 units right and 3 units up from the origin?

Back

(5, 3)

Front

How do you identify the coordinates of a point on a graph?

Back

To identify the coordinates of a point, find its horizontal (x) and vertical (y) distances from the origin (0, 0).

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

If a point has coordinates (3, 4), what is its x-coordinate?

Back

3

Front

If a point has coordinates (3, 4), what is its y-coordinate?

Back

4

Front

What is the ordered pair for the point located at 2 units left and 5 units down from the origin?

Back

(-2, -5)

Front

What is the difference between positive and negative coordinates?

Back

Positive coordinates indicate positions to the right (x) or above (y) the origin, while negative coordinates indicate positions to the left (x) or below (y) the origin.