IDENTIFY POINTS ON A COORDINATE PLANE

Coordinate Plane

Identifying Points on a Coordinate Plane

Example 1 :

Write the ordered pair for point G.

Solution :

Follow along a vertical line through the point to find the x-coordinate on the x-axis. The x-coordinate is -4.

Follow along a horizontal line through the point to find the y-coordinate on the y-axis. The y-coordinate is 3.

So, the ordered pair for point G is (-4, 3). This can also be written as G(-4, 3).

Plotting a Point in a Coordinate Plane 

The x-axis and y-axis separate the coordinate plane into four regions, called . Notice which quadrants contain positive and negative x-coordinates and which quadrants contain positive and negative y-coordinates. The axes are not located in any of the quadrants.

When graphing an ordered pair, start at the origin. The x-coordinate indicates how many units to move right (positive) or left (negative). The y-coordinate indicates how many units to move up (positive) or down (negative).

Example 2 : 

Plot the given point on a coordinate plane.

A(3, 5)

Solution :

Both x and y-coordinate values are positive. So the given point will be located on the 1st quadrant.

Step 1 :

From origin, we have to move three units to the right side.

Step 2 :

Now move 4 units upward. .

Step 3 :

Draw a dot and label this point as (3, 5)

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