Plotting Points

Front

What is the coordinate system used for plotting points called?

Back

The Cartesian coordinate system.

Front

What are the two axes in the Cartesian coordinate system?

Back

The x-axis and the y-axis.

Front

In an ordered pair (x, y), what does 'x' represent?

Back

The x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position.

Front

In an ordered pair (x, y), what does 'y' represent?

Back

The y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position.

Front

What is the ordered pair for the origin point?

Back

(0, 0).

Front

How do you identify a point on the y-axis?

Back

The x-coordinate is always 0.

Front

How do you identify a point on the x-axis?

Back

The y-coordinate is always 0.

Front

What is the ordered pair for point A if it is located at (2, 5)?

Back

(2, 5).

Front

What is the significance of negative coordinates in the Cartesian plane?

Back

They indicate positions to the left of the origin on the x-axis or below the origin on the y-axis.

Front

What quadrant is point (-3, 4) located in?

Back

Quadrant II.