The Coordinate System

The picture shows a...

• coordinate grid

• ordered pair

• axis

• origin

The red circle in the middle represents the...

• coordinate grid

• ordered pair

• axis

• origin

If I am going 3 to the right of the origin, what is my x-coordinate?

• 3

• -3

If I am going 10 to the left of the origin, what is my x-coordinate?

• 10

• -10

If my y-coordinate is -9, where is my point being placed?

• 9 units to the LEFT of the origin

• 9 units BELOW the origin

What is the FIRST step to graph (3, -4)

• go 3 units to the right of the origin

• go 4 units below the origin

What is the FIRST step to graph (-1, -2)

• go 2 units below the origin

• go 1 unit to the left of the origin

When graphing an ordered pair, you start at the origin and move along the

_- ____ first.

• x-axis

• y-axis

The horizontal line on a coordinate grid is the

• x-axis

• y-axis

The vertical line on a coordinate grid is the

• x-axis

• y-axis