Graphing

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is a set of two real numbers that locate a point on a plane, written in the form (X,Y).

Front

How do you write an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is written as (X,Y).

Front

What does the ordered pair (3, 300) represent?

Back

In 3 months, $300 was raised for the science fair.

Front

How do you plot the point (5, -2) on a graph?

Back

Move right 5 units and down 2 units.

Front

Which ordered pair represents point A at (2, 0)?

Back

The ordered pair (2, 0) represents point A.

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line on a graph where y=0.

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The y-axis is the vertical line on a graph where x=0.

Front

What does a positive x-coordinate indicate?

Back

A positive x-coordinate indicates a point located to the right of the origin.

Front

What does a negative y-coordinate indicate?

Back

A negative y-coordinate indicates a point located below the origin.