Study Guide: Coordinate Graphing
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Vocabulary: All of the answers can be found somewhere on this study guide.
__________________ is the horizontal number line.
__________________ is the vertical number line.
__________________ is the intersection of the x and y axis.
__________________ is the graph (grid) formed by the x and y axis.
__________________ is the location of a point on the y axis.
__________________ is the location of a point on the x axis.
__________________ is the location of a point on the coordinate plane.
__________________ is one of the four regions formed by the intersection of the x and y axis.
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An ordered pair is the location of a point on the coordinate grid. Example: (4, 5)
The first number (x-coordinate) is the location of the point along the x-axis. You must move right or
left along the x-axis to locate the x-coordinate.
The second number (y-coordinate) is the location of the point along the y-axis. You must move up
or down along the y-axis to locate the y-coordinate.
The coordinate grid has 4 quadrants. Each quadrant is labeled using a
Roman Numeral.
II
I
III
IV
Points in quadrant I have positive x- and y-coordinates.
Points in quadrant II have a negative x-coordinate and a positive y-coordinate.
Points in quadrant III have negative x- and y- coordinates.
Points in quadrant IV have a positive x-coordinate and a negative y-coordinate.
y is 5
x is 4