Review of the Coordinate Plane
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Course: | GKT101: General Knowledge for Teachers – Math |
Book: | Review of the Coordinate Plane |
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Date: | Friday, 4 April 2025, 11:12 AM |
Description
This lecture series reviews the basic concepts related to graphing points on the Cartesian coordinate plane and associated terminology.
Table of contents
- Points on the coordinate plane examples
- Plotting a point (ordered pair)
- Finding the point not graphed
- Quadrants of the coordinate plane
- Points and quadrants example
- Coordinate plane word problem examples
- Points on the coordinate plane - Questions
- Quadrants on the coordinate plane - Questions
- Distance between points: vertical or horizontal - Question
- Coordinate plane problems in all four quadrants - Questions
Points on the coordinate plane examples
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Plotting a point (ordered pair)
Finding the point not graphed
Quadrants of the coordinate plane
Points and quadrants example
Coordinate plane word problem examples
Points on the coordinate plane - Questions
1. For which points is the -coordinate greater than
?
Choose all answers that apply:
2. Use the following coordinate plane to write the ordered pair for each point.
Point | Ordered Pair |
( _____. _____ ) | |
( _____. _____ ) | |
( _____. _____ ) |
4. Which ordered pair is not graphed below?
Choose 1 answer:
5. For which points is the -coordinate greater than
?
Choose all answers that apply:
6. Use the following coordinate plane to write the ordered pair for each point.
Point | Ordered Pair |
( _____. _____ ) | |
( _____. _____ ) | |
( _____. _____ ) |
7. Drag the dots to plot , and
.
Answers
1. A. Point A and D. Point D.
The -coordinate is on the vertical axis.
Values above on the number line are greater than
.
The red line shows where . Points above the line have a
-coordinate that is greater than
.
The points where the -coordinate is greater than
are point
and point
.
2.
To get to point from origin
, we move right to
and up to
.
To get to point from origin
, we move left to
and down to
.
To get to point from origin
, we move left to
and up to
.
Point | Ordered Pair |
( |
|
( |
|
( |
3.
To graph , we move right
from the origin
, then down
from there.
To graph , we move left
from the origin&
, then up
from there.
To graph , we move right
from origin
, then up
from there.
Let's label the graphed points.
The -coordinate is on the vertical axis.
Values above on the number line are greater than
.
The red line shows where . Points above the line have a
-coordinate that is greater than
.
The points where the -coordinate is greater than
are point
, point
, and point
.
6.
To get to point from origin
, we move left to
and up to
.
To get to point from origin
, we move right
and down to
.
To get to point from origin
, we move right to
and down to
.
Point | Ordered Pair |
( |
|
( |
|
( |
7. To graph , we move right 0 from the origin
then up
from there.
To graph , we move left 4 from the origin
, then down 9 from there.
To graph , we move left 6 from the origin
, then up 5 from there.
Quadrants on the coordinate plane - Questions
1. Drag the dot to plot and then select its location on the coordinate plane.
Where is located on the coordinate plane?
Choose 1 answer:
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
2. Select the quadrant or axis where each ordered pair is located on a coordinate plane.
Quadrant I | Quadrant II | Quadrant III | Quadrant IV | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Point 's
- and
-coordinates have different signs (one is positive and the other is negative). Neither coordinate is
.
Where could point be located on the coordinate plane?
Choose all answers that apply:
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
4. Drag the dot to plot , and then select its location on the coordinate plane.
Where is located on the coordinate plane?
Choose 1 answer:
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
5. Select the quadrant or axis where each ordered pair is located on a coordinate plane.
Quadrant I | Quadrant II | Quadrant III | Quadrant IV | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6. The ordered pair gives the location of point
on the coordinate plane. The values of
and
have the same sign. Neither
nor
is
.
Where could point be located on the coordinate plane?
Choose all answers that apply:
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
7. Drag the dot to plot , and then select its location on the coordinate plane.
Where is located on the coordinate plane?
Choose all answers that apply:
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
Answers
To graph , we move right 0 from the origin, then down 4 from there.
Now, let's look at the quadrants and axes.
2.
Let's plot each point on the coordinate plane.
Now, let's label the axes and quadrants:
Ordered Pair | Location |
---|---|
Quadrant III | |
Quadrant I |
3. B. Second quadrant, D. Fourth quadrant
Let's look at the signs of - and
-coordinates in each quadrant.
The coordinates in quadrants II and IV have opposite signs.
Neither coordinate is , so point
cannot be located on an axis.
Point could be located in Quadrant II or Quadrant IV.
4. B. Second quadrant
To graph , we move left 2.5 from the origin, then up 2 from there.
Now, let's look at the quadrants and axes.
is located in the second quadrant.
5.
Let's plot each point on the coordinate plane.
Now, let's label the axes and quadrants:
Ordered Pair | Location |
---|---|
Quadrant II | |
Quadrant IV | |
6. A. First quadrant, C. Third Quadrant
Let's look at the signs of - and
- coordinates in each quadrant.
The coordinates in quadrants I and III have the same signs.
Neither coordinate is , so point
cannot be located on an axis.
Point could be located in Quadrant I or Quadrant III.
To graph , we move right 6 from the origin, then up 0 from there.
Now, let's look at the quadrants and axes.
Distance between points: vertical or horizontal - Question
1. Plot the points and
on the coordinate plane below.
What is the distance between these two points?
2. Plot two points that are units from Point
and also share the same
-coordinate as Point
.
What is located units from point
?
Choose 1 answer:
4. Point is located at
. Point
is located at
.
What is the distance from point to point
?
5. Plot the points and
on the coordinate plane below.
What is the distance between these two points?
6. Plot two points that are units from Point
and also share the same
-coordinate as Point
.
What is located units from point
?
Choose 1 answer:
Answers
1. 9 units.
Let's plot the two points.
Now, let's find the distance between the points.
The distance between the points is 9 units.
2.
The coordinates of point are
. Each new point must have an
-coordinate of
.
First let's plot the point that has an increase of in the
-coordinate.
Now let's plot the point that has a decrease of in the
-coordinate.
The two points that are units from point
and also share the same
-coordinate as
are shown in the graph.
Now, let's see what is units from point
.
4. 5 units.
First let's plot the two points.
Now, let's find the distance between the points.
The distance from point to point
is 5 units.
5. 5 units.
Let's plot the two points.
Now, let's find the distance between the points.
The distance between the points is 5 units.
6.
The coordinates of point are
. Each new point must have an
-coordinate of
.
First let's plot the point that has an increase of in the
-coordinate.
Now let's plot the point that has a decrease of in the
-coordinate.
The two points that are from point
and also share the same
-coordinate as Point
are shown in the graph.
Now, let's see what is units from point
.
Coordinate plane problems in all four quadrants - Questions
1. Juan graphed the relationship between the temperature and the change in the number of people sledding at a park.
The -coordinate is the temperature in
and the
-coordinate is the change in the number of people who are sledding.
Which quadrant could contain a point showing below zero and a decrease of
people sledding?
Choose 1 answer:
A. Quadrant I
B. Quadrant II
C. Quadrant III
D. Quadrant IV
2. In the coordinate plane below, the -axis represents the number of hours before or after noon. For example,
would represent 11.am. The
-axis represents the temperature in degrees Celsius. The points
and
represent two temperatures at different times of the day.
Plot the points on the coordinate plane.
How many hours pass between the two temperatures shown?
3. Rania graphs the relationship between temperature and elevation (in
) in
different cities (shown below).
What was the temperature in the city with an elevation of ?
4. Mei graphed the locations of several places in her town on the coordinate plane shown below. There is also an ice cream shop halfway between the school and hospital.
At what coordinates should Mei graph the ice cream shop?
5. Elise graphed the relationship between temperature and elevation for several cities. The -coordinate is the elevation in meters and the
-coordinate is the temperature in
.
Which quadrants could contain a point showing a city above sea level?
Choose 1 answer:
A. Quadrant I
B. Quadrant II
C. Quadrant III
D. Quadrant IV
6. A coordinate map of the local mini-golf course is shown below. The tee on the first hole is located at the point . The hole is located at the point
.
Plot the tee and the hole on the map.
How far is the tee from the hole?
7. Mikoto graphed (shown below) the relationship between the temperature and her cat's change in weight
over the last
days.
What is the meaning of point ?
Choose 1 answer:
A. At below zero, Mikoto's cat lost
.
B. At above zero, Mikoto's cat lost
.
C. At below zero, Mikoto's cat gained
.
D. At above zero, Mikoto's cat gained
.
Answers
1. C. Quadrant III
An temperature of below zero would be to the left of the
-axis.
A decrease of people sledding would be below the
-axis.
The point shows the coordinates .
The point showing a temperature below zero and a decrease of
people sledding is in Quadrant III.
Let's plot the two points representing the temperatures at two different times of the day: and
hours pass before the temperature returns to
degrees Celsius.
Let's find the point that represents the city with an elevation of .
Now, we look at the -axis to find the temperature in that city.
The temperature in the city with an elevation of was
.
The hospital is units from the school.
The the ice cream shop will be units away from both the school and hospital.
Mei should graph the ice cream shop at coordinates .
5. A. Quadrant I, D. Quadrant IV
An elevation above sea level would be to the right of the -axis.
Any point that has a positive -coordinate represents a city above sea level.
The points showing a city above sea level are in Quadrant I and Quadrant IV.
Let's plot the two points representing the tee and the hole: and
.
The tee and the hole are units apart.
7. A. At below zero, Mikoto's cat lost
.