Exploring Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane

What is the first step in plotting the ordered pair (6, -8) on a coordinate plane?

• Move 6 units up on the y-axis

• Plot the point directly without counting

• Move 6 units to the right on the x-axis

• Move 8 units down on the y-axis

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

• Vertical movement

• End point

• Horizontal movement

• Origin point

What is the starting point called when plotting on a coordinate plane?

• The origin

• The endpoint

• The midpoint

• The starting line

Which axis is represented horizontally?

• y-axis

• z-axis

• x-axis

• None of the above

After moving 6 units to the right, what is the next step in plotting the point (6, -8)?

• Move 8 units to the right

• Move 8 units up

• Move 8 units down

• Stay at the same point

What is the significance of a negative y-coordinate?

• Move to the right

• Move downwards

• Move to the left

• Move upwards

What does the ordered pair (6, -8) indicate about the point's location?

• 6 units down and 8 units left

• 6 units right and 8 units down

• 6 units left and 8 units up

• 6 units up and 8 units right

What is the purpose of the y-coordinate in an ordered pair?

• To indicate horizontal position

• To mark the origin

• To determine the slope

• To indicate vertical position

How do you determine the exact location of the point (6, -8) on the coordinate plane?

• By only using the y-coordinate

• By only using the x-coordinate

• By guessing the approximate location

• By the intersection of lines from x=6 and y=-8

How can plotting points on the coordinate plane be visualized?

• As a straight line from the origin

• As a diagonal movement from the origin

• As separate horizontal and vertical movements

• As random placement