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Math · K-12

Coordinate Plane and Graphing Facts

Plotting points, identifying quadrants, and using the distance and midpoint formulas on the coordinate plane for middle school math.

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What is the origin on a coordinate plane?
The point (0, 0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect
What is the x-axis?
The horizontal number line on a coordinate plane
What is the y-axis?
The vertical number line on a coordinate plane
What is an ordered pair?
A pair of numbers (x, y) that locates a point on a coordinate plane
In the ordered pair (x, y), what does x represent?
The horizontal distance from the origin (left or right)
In the ordered pair (x, y), what does y represent?
The vertical distance from the origin (up or down)
Where is Quadrant I located?
Upper right, where x is positive and y is positive
Where is Quadrant II located?
Upper left, where x is negative and y is positive
Where is Quadrant III located?
Lower left, where x is negative and y is negative
Where is Quadrant IV located?
Lower right, where x is positive and y is negative
A point lies on the positive x-axis. What form are its coordinates?
(a, 0) where a is positive
A point lies on the negative x-axis. What form are its coordinates?
(a, 0) where a is negative
A point lies on the positive y-axis. What form are its coordinates?
(0, b) where b is positive
A point lies on the negative y-axis. What form are its coordinates?
(0, b) where b is negative
What does the distance formula calculate?
The straight-line distance between any two points on a coordinate plane

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