Coordinate Plane

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What is the coordinate plane?

Back

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?

Back

Quadrant I (positive x, positive y), Quadrant II (negative x, positive y), Quadrant III (negative x, negative y), Quadrant IV (positive x, negative y).

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What does the x-axis represent?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What does the y-axis represent?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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How do you identify the quadrant of a point?

Back

By looking at the signs of the x and y coordinates: (+,+) for I, (-,+) for II, (-,-) for III, and (+,-) for IV.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6B

Front

What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

Back

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

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

How do you plot a point on the coordinate plane?

Back

Start at the origin, move along the x-axis to the x-coordinate, then move vertically to the y-coordinate.

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

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What is the distance between the points (3, 4) and (3, -2)?

Back

The distance is 6 units, calculated as |4 - (-2)|.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.8

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What is the midpoint of the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

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The midpoint is (3, 5), calculated as ((2+4)/2, (3+7)/2).

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6