Points on Coordinate Planes

Front

What is a coordinate plane?

Back

A coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface where points are defined by a pair of numbers (x, y). The horizontal line is called the x-axis, and the vertical line is called the y-axis.

Front

What are coordinates?

Back

Coordinates are a set of values that show an exact position on a coordinate plane, usually written as (x, y).

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair (x, y) represents the position along the x-axis.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair (x, y) represents the position along the y-axis.

Front

How do you plot the point (3, 2)?

Back

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

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

What are negative coordinates?

Back

Negative coordinates are points located in the third and fourth quadrants of the coordinate plane, where either the x or y value (or both) is negative.

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 quadrant is point (4, -3) located in?

Back

Point (4, -3) is located in the fourth quadrant.

Front

How do you write the coordinates of Point A if it is 5 units right and 3 units up from the origin?

Back

The coordinates of Point A would be (5, 3).