Reading Coordinates

The video tutorial explains how to find the coordinates of points on a coordinate plane. It begins with an introduction to the coordinate plane, including the x-axis, y-axis, and origin. The tutorial then provides examples of finding coordinates for specific seats, such as Elizabeth's, Dana's, and Eric's, by counting spaces along the axes. The process involves moving from the point to the origin or vice versa, demonstrating both methods to determine the ordered pair representing the coordinates.

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

• The point where the x and y axes intersect

• The point where the x-axis ends

• The point where the y-axis ends

• The point at the top right corner of the plane

How do you determine the x-coordinate of a point?

• By counting spaces downwards from the origin

• By counting spaces to the right from the origin

• By counting spaces upwards from the origin

• By counting spaces to the left from the origin

In the example of Elizabeth's seat, what is the x-coordinate?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

What is the y-coordinate of Elizabeth's seat?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

How many spaces do you move to find Dana's x-coordinate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the y-coordinate for Dana's seat?

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 5

What are the coordinates for Eric's seat?

• (3, 5)

• (3, 6)

• (4, 6)

• (4, 7)