Coordinates and ordered pairs

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

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The first number (x) represents the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

Back

The second number (y) represents the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

In which quadrant is the point (5, 3) located?

Back

Quadrant I.

Front

What is the ordered pair for the origin?

Back

(0, 0).

Front

What are the coordinates of point B if it is located at (3, -4)?

Back

(3, -4).

Front

Which quadrant contains points where x is negative and y is positive?

Back

Quadrant II.

Front

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

Back

(-2, 5).

Front

If a point is located at (0, 4), what does this indicate?

Back

The point is on the y-axis, 4 units above the origin.

Front

What is the ordered pair for point D if it is located at (6, 0)?

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(6, 0).