Objective
The student will be able to:
graph ordered pairs on a coordinate
plane.
SOL: none
Designed by Skip Tyler, Varina High School
Ordered pairs are used to locate
points in a coordinate plane.
y-axis (vertical axis)
5
5
-5
x-axis (horizontal
axis)
-5
origin (0,0)
In an ordered pair, the first number is
the x-coordinate. The second number
is the y-coordinate.
Graph. (-3, 2)
5
•
5
-5
-5
What is the ordered pair for A?
1.
2.
3.
4.
(3, 1)
(1, 3)
(-3, 1)
(3, -1)
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•A
5
-5
-5
What is the ordered pair for B?
1.
2.
3.
4.
(3, 2)
(-2, 3)
(-3, -2)
(3, -2)
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5
-5
•B
-5
What is the ordered pair for C?
1.
2.
3.
4.
(0, -4)
(-4, 0)
(0, 4)
(4, 0)
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5
-5
•
C
-5
What is the ordered pair for D?
1.
2.
3.
4.
(-1, -6)
(-6, -1)
(-6, 1)
(6, -1)
5
5
-5
•D
-5
Write the ordered pairs that name
points A, B, C, and D.
A = (-4, 3)
B = (3, -4)
C = (0, 1)
D = (-5, -2)
5
•A
•C
-5
5
•D
-5
•B
The x-axis and y-axis separate the
coordinate plane into four
regions, called quadrants.
II
(-, +)
III
(-, -)
I
(+, +)
IV
(+, -)
Name the quadrant in which each
point is located
(-5, 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I
II
III
IV
None – x-axis
None – y-axis
Name the quadrant in which each
point is located
(-2, -7)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I
II
III
IV
None – x-axis
None – y-axis
Name the quadrant in which each
point is located
(0, 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I
II
III
IV
None – x-axis
None – y-axis