5th Grade Ordered Pairs and the Coordinate Plane

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

How do you write an ordered pair?

Back

You write an ordered pair as (X, Y), where X is the value on the x-axis and Y is the value on the y-axis.

Front

Which axis runs vertically (up and down)?

Back

The y-axis runs vertically.

Front

Which axis runs horizontally (side to side)?

Back

The x-axis runs horizontally.

Front

If you have the ordered pair (3, 5), what does 3 represent?

Back

3 represents the position on the x-axis.

Front

If you have the ordered pair (3, 5), what does 5 represent?

Back

5 represents the position on the y-axis.

Front

What is the first step to locate the ordered pair (4, 8)?

Back

Move right along the x-axis to 4.

Front

What is the second step to locate the ordered pair (4, 8)?

Back

Move up along the y-axis to 8.

Front

What does the point (0, 0) represent on the coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

How do you determine the x-coordinate of an ordered pair?

Back

The x-coordinate is the first number in the ordered pair (X, Y).