Coordinate Plane

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What is the coordinate plane?

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A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal number line (x-axis) and a vertical number line (y-axis).

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What are the four quadrants of the coordinate plane?

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Quadrant I (x > 0, y > 0), Quadrant II (x < 0, y > 0), Quadrant III (x < 0, y < 0), Quadrant IV (x > 0, y < 0).

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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What are coordinates?

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A pair of numbers (x, y) that define a point's position on the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What is the x-axis?

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The horizontal number line in the coordinate plane where y = 0.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What is the y-axis?

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The vertical number line in the coordinate plane where x = 0.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

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The point (0, 0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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How do you identify the quadrant of a point with positive x and negative y coordinates?

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It is located in Quadrant IV.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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How do you identify the quadrant of a point with negative x and positive y coordinates?

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It is located in Quadrant II.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

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What is an ordered pair?

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A pair of numbers (x, y) used to represent a point in the coordinate plane.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What are the coordinates of the origin?

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(0, 0).

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B