Problem Solving on the Coordinate Plane

What is the distance between points  (5, 5) and  (1, 5) on a coordinate plane?

• -4

• 4

• 10

• -10

What is the distance between points (-7, 8) and (2, 8)?

• 4 units

• 5 units

• 3 units

• 9 units

A student graphs a point that is represented by the ordered pair (3, 0). In this ordered pair, what does the number 3 indicate?

• The point is 3 units above 0 on the x-axis

• The point is 3 units above 0 on the y-axis

• The point is 3 units to the right of 0 on the y-axis

• The point is 3 units to the right of 0 on the x-axis

Where is point E located?

• ( 2, 0 )

• ( 2 , 2 )

• ( 0 , 2 )

• ( 0 , 0 )

The __ - axis is the vertical (up and down) axis on the coordinate plane.

• X

• Y

• Z

• None of the above

The axes divide the coordinate plane into four sections called what? 

• ordered pairs

• origins

• quadrants

• coordinate plane

How many quadrants are in a coordinate plane?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the coordinates of the point where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane?

• (5, 5)

• (5, 0)

• (0, 5)

• (0, 0)

The coordinates for the origin in the coordinate plane are________?

• (1,1)

• (0,0)

• (0,1)

• (1,0)

Yvonne is using a coordinate grid for the first time. She wants to find the location of the ordered pair (3, 7) on the grid. Starting at the origin, which movement should Yvonne do first?

• Move right along the x-axis to 3

• Move up along the y-axis to 3

• Move right along the y-axis to 7

• Move up along the x-axis to 7