Plotting Points Practice

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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).

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What does the x-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The x-coordinate represents the horizontal position of a point on the coordinate plane.

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What does the y-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The y-coordinate represents the vertical position of a point on the coordinate plane.

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What is the coordinate plane?

Back

The coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis).

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What is the x-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal number line in a coordinate plane.

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What is the y-axis?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical number line in a coordinate plane.

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How do you plot a point (3, 2) on a coordinate plane?

Back

Start at the origin (0, 0), move 3 units to the right (x-coordinate), and then 2 units up (y-coordinate).

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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 ordered pair (0, 0).

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What is the significance of the first number in an ordered pair?

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The first number indicates the position along the x-axis.

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What is the significance of the second number in an ordered pair?

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The second number indicates the position along the y-axis.