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Cartesian plane and coordinates

Mathematics — first biennium · Lesson

Cartesian plane · Functions

Cartesian plane and coordinates

An ordered pair is always read as (x,y): horizontal displacement first, then vertical displacement.

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What you need to know before the exercises

In this lesson: Read and write coordinates (x,y) and identify quadrants.

How to proceed: Start at the origin: read x on the horizontal axis first, then y on the vertical axis. The signs of the two coordinates determine the quadrant.

You can already assume: Integers: sign, order and number line.

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Read point P on the Cartesian plane.

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How to reason

Start at the origin: read x on the horizontal axis first, then y on the vertical axis. The signs of the two coordinates determine the quadrant.

Given data: Point P is marked on the graph.

xy0 P
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