Plotting points

Front

What are coordinates?

Back

Coordinates are a set of values that show an exact position on a grid, usually written as (x, y).

Front

What is the X-axis?

Back

The X-axis is the horizontal line on a graph where the y-coordinate is zero.

Front

What is the Y-axis?

Back

The Y-axis is the vertical line on a graph where the x-coordinate is zero.

Front

What does horizontal mean?

Back

Horizontal means going from left to right.

Front

What does vertical mean?

Back

Vertical means going up and down.

Front

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

Back

In the ordered pair (x, y), x represents the position on the X-axis.

Front

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

Back

In the ordered pair (x, y), y represents the position on the Y-axis.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate system?

Back

The origin is the point (0, 0) where the X-axis and Y-axis intersect.

Front

How do you plot a point (3, 2)?

Back

To plot (3, 2), move 3 units right on the X-axis and 2 units up on the Y-axis.