Review of the Coordinate Plane

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

Distance between points: vertical or horizontal - Question

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 B are (1, 3). Each new point must have an y-coordinate of 3.

First let's plot the point that has an increase of 6 in the x-coordinate.

Now let's plot the point that has a decrease of 6 in the x-coordinate.

The two points that are 6 units from point B and also share the same y-coordinate as B are shown in the graph.


3. B. Point B

First, let's graph point M.

Now, let's see what is 5 units from point M.

Point M is 5 units from point B.


4. 5 units.

First let's plot the two points.

Now, let's find the distance between the points.

The distance from point S to point T 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 A are (5, 6) . Each new point must have an x-coordinate of 5.

First let's plot the point that has an increase of 3 in the y-coordinate.

Now let's plot the point that has a decrease of 3 in the y-coordinate.

The two points that are 3 from point A and also share the same x-coordinate as Point A are shown in the graph.


7. A. Point A.

First, let's graph point M.

Now, let's see what is 4 units from point M.

Point M is 4 units from point A.