Graphing Points on the Coordinate Plane

Front

What is the coordinate plane?

Back

A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a vertical line (y-axis) and a horizontal line (x-axis), used to locate points using ordered pairs.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers (x, y) that represent the coordinates of a point on the coordinate plane, where 'x' is the horizontal position and 'y' is the vertical position.

Front

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

Back

Start at the origin (0, 0), move 3 units to the right (positive x-direction), and then move 2 units up (positive y-direction).

Front

What does the point (0, 0) represent?

Back

The origin, which is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

What is the x-coordinate in the ordered pair (5, -3)?

Back

5, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What is the y-coordinate in the ordered pair (-4, 6)?

Back

6, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

How do you identify the point located at (2, -5)?

Back

Move 2 units to the right and 5 units down from the origin.

Front

What is the significance of the point (0, y)?

Back

It lies on the y-axis, where the x-coordinate is always 0.

Front

What is the significance of the point (x, 0)?

Back

It lies on the x-axis, where the y-coordinate is always 0.

Front

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

Back

Quadrant I, where both x and y coordinates are positive.