Rectangular Coordinate System and Linear Equation

What do you call the horizontal number line of the rectangular coordinate system?

• origin

• x-axis

• y-axis

• quadrant

What are the coordinates of Quadrant IV?

• (+, +)

• (-, +)

• (-, -)

• (+, -)

What is the other term for the x - coordinate?

• ordinate

• origin

• abscissa

• point

What is the other term for the x - coordinate?

• ordinate

• origin

• abscissa

• point

It is an equation in the form Ax + By = C where A, B and C are real numbers.

• Linear

• Quadratic

• Exponential

• Polynomial

Linear Equation in two variables can be expressed in y = mx + b. What is m?

• constant

• slope

• y-intercept

• coefficient

What will be the trend of the line if the slope is negative?

• increasing

• decreasing

• horizontal

• undefined

What is the slope of the line given the points (0, 2) and (1, 4)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In what quadrant can we find a point with coordinates (-1, -7)?

• Q I

• Q II

• Q III

• Q IV

What are the coordinates of the origin of the rectangular coordinate system?

• (0, 0)

• (0, 1)

• (1, 0)

• (1, 1)