Graphing on the Coordinate Plane

Front

What is the coordinate plane?

Back

A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis), used to locate points using ordered pairs.

Front

What are the axes in a coordinate plane?

Back

The x-axis (horizontal) and y-axis (vertical) are the two lines that define the coordinate plane.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers (x, y) that represent the position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you plot the point (3, 4)?

Back

Start at the origin (0, 0), move right 3 units along the x-axis, then move up 4 units along the y-axis.

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What quadrant is the point (2, 3) located in?

Back

Quadrant I, where both x and y coordinates are positive.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-3, 2) located in?

Back

Quadrant II, where x is negative and y is positive.

Front

What quadrant is the point (-4, -1) located in?

Back

Quadrant III, where both x and y coordinates are negative.

Front

What quadrant is the point (5, -2) located in?

Back

Quadrant IV, where x is positive and y is negative.