Plotting Points on a Coordinate Grid

The video tutorial explains how to use a coordinate grid to locate objects in space. It introduces the x-axis and y-axis, which intersect at the origin, and describes how each point on the grid can be identified by an ordered pair of numbers called coordinates. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to plot points using these coordinates, with several examples to illustrate the process. It emphasizes the similarity between plotting points on a grid and finding locations on a map.

What are the two axes of a coordinate grid called?

What is the significance of the origin in a coordinate grid?

How is an ordered pair written in a coordinate grid?

What does the first number in an ordered pair indicate?

Describe the process of plotting a point using an ordered pair.

Explain how to find the location of point L with the ordered pair 7,3.

How do you determine the coordinates of point M with the ordered pair 5,9?