Coordinate Plane Vocab

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

The origin is the point (0, 0).

Front

What is the ordered pair for point F?

Back

(5, -4)

Front

What is the ordered pair for point A?

Back

(2, 4)

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Back

-48

Front

Back

-16

Front

Define an ordered pair.

Back

An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane, written as (x, y).

Front

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

Back

The x-coordinate represents the horizontal position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

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

Back

The y-coordinate represents the vertical position of a point on the coordinate plane.

Front

What is the significance of the point (0, 0) in a coordinate plane?

Back

It is known as the origin, where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

How do you plot the point (3, 2) on a coordinate plane?

Back

Move 3 units right on the x-axis and 2 units up on the y-axis.