Understanding Coordinates and Axes

The video tutorial explains how to read a coordinate plane, focusing on identifying the x and y coordinates of points. It introduces the x-axis and y-axis, demonstrates finding coordinates for points A, B, and C, and provides practice exercises. The lesson emphasizes the order of writing coordinates and offers tips for remembering the process.

What is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane called?

• w-axis

• x-axis

• z-axis

• y-axis

Which axis is vertical on a coordinate plane?

• y-axis

• w-axis

• z-axis

• x-axis

When writing coordinates, which value comes first?

• y-coordinate

• z-coordinate

• x-coordinate

• w-coordinate

If a point is 3 units over on the x-axis, what is its x-coordinate?

• 0

• 9

• 6

• 3

What is the y-coordinate of a point that is 6 units up?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 0

What are the coordinates of point A if it is 3 over and 6 up?

• (3, 6)

• (6, 3)

• (3, 0)

• (0, 6)

How far over is point B on the x-axis if its x-coordinate is 7?

• 9

• 5

• 7

• 4

What is the y-coordinate of point B if it is 4 units up?

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 4

What are the coordinates of point B if it is 7 over and 4 up?

• (7, 4)

• (4, 7)

• (7, 0)

• (0, 4)

If point C is 6 over on the x-axis, what is its x-coordinate?

• 8

• 6

• 0

• 4