Review of the Coordinate Plane

This lecture series reviews the basic concepts related to graphing points on the Cartesian coordinate plane and associated terminology.

Quadrants on the coordinate plane - Questions

1. Drag the dot to plot $(0, -4 )$ and then select its location on the coordinate plane.

Where is $(0, -4)$ located on the coordinate plane?

Choose 1 answer:

A. First quadrant

B. Second quadrant

C. Third quadrant

D. Fourth quadrant

E. $x$ -axis

F. $y$ -axis

2. Select the quadrant or axis where each ordered pair is located on a coordinate plane.

	Quadrant I	Quadrant II	Quadrant III	Quadrant IV	$x$ -axis	$y$ -axis
$(-9, -8)$
$(1, 0)$
$(7.5, 2)$

3. Point $E$ 's $x$ - and $y$ -coordinates have different signs (one is positive and the other is negative). Neither coordinate is $0$ .

Where could point $E$ be located on the coordinate plane?

Choose all answers that apply:

A. First quadrant

B. Second quadrant

C. Third quadrant

D. Fourth quadrant

E. $x$ -axis

F. $y$ -axis

4. Drag the dot to plot $(-2.5, 2)$ , and then select its location on the coordinate plane.

Where is $(-2.5, 2)$ located on the coordinate plane?

Choose 1 answer:

A. First quadrant

B. Second quadrant

C. Third quadrant

D. Fourth quadrant

E. $x$ -axis

F. $y$ -axis

5. Select the quadrant or axis where each ordered pair is located on a coordinate plane.

	Quadrant I	Quadrant II	Quadrant III	Quadrant IV	$x$ -axis	$y$ -axis
$(-3, 9)$
$(6, -6)$
$(0, -1 \frac {1}{2})$

6. The ordered pair $(a,b)$ gives the location of point $P$ on the coordinate plane. The values of $a$ and $b$ have the same sign. Neither $a$ nor $b$ is $0$ .

Where could point $P$ be located on the coordinate plane?

Choose all answers that apply:

A. First quadrant

B. Second quadrant

C. Third quadrant

D. Fourth quadrant

E. $x$ -axis

F. $y$ -axis

7. Drag the dot to plot $(6, 0)$ , and then select its location on the coordinate plane.

Where is $(6, 0)$ located on the coordinate plane?

Choose all answers that apply:

A. First quadrant

B. Second quadrant

C. Third quadrant

D. Fourth quadrant

E. $x$ -axis

F. $y$ -axis