Lesson: Coordinate Plane
Also called the 'Cartesian' Plane)

One of the major parts of math
is the coordinate plane.
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
a thick horizontal line
the x-axis is
represented by 
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
x-axis
a thick horizontal line
the x-axis is
represented by 
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
the y-axis is
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
a thick vertical line
the y-axis is
represented by 
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
y-axis
a thick vertical line
the y-axis is
represented by 
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
3 main parts
the origin is
where the x-axis
and the y-axis
meet
x-axis
y-axis
origin
The coordinate plane has
x-axis
?
3 main parts
origin
?
the origin is
where the x-axis
and the y-axis
meet
y-axis
?
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
0
For the x-axis
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
0
For the x-axis
the positive numbers
are on the right
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
0
For the x-axis
1
the positive numbers
2
are on the right
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
0
For the x-axis
1
and the negatives
the positive numbers
2
are on the left
are on the right
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
For the x-axis
1
and the negatives
the positive numbers
2
are on the left
are on the right
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
For the y-axis
2
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
3
2
5
1
4
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
3
2
5
1
6
4
and the negatives on bottom
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
3
2
5
1
6
4
and the negatives on bottom
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Each axis is a number line
with zero in the center
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
and the negatives on bottom
0
1
For the y-axis
2
the positive are on top
3
4
5
6
Negative x values
?
0
Negative y values
?
Positive y values
?
Positive x values
?
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
3
4
Point
5
6
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
3
4
Point
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
3
the numbers
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
3
the numbers
1 and 3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
because it lines up
with 1 on the x-axis
3
the numbers
1 and 3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
because it lines up
with 1 on the x-axis
3
the numbers
1 and 3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
and 3 on the y-axis
because it lines up
with 1 on the x-axis
3
the numbers
1 and 3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
This point represents
and 3 on the y-axis
because it lines up
with 1 on the x-axis
3
the numbers
1 and 3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
the numbers
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
the numbers
1 and -3
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
because it lines up
the numbers
1 and -3
4
5
6
with 1
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
because it lines up
the numbers
1 and -3
4
5
6
with 1
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
this points represents
3
because it lines up
the numbers
1 and -3
and -3
4
5
6
with 1
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
3
So we would call it
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
1
2
3
So we would call it
(1, -3)
4
5
6
represents two numbers
Each point on the graph
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
3
2
5
1
6
4
0
(
1
2
,
3
4
)
(
(
5
6
,
,
)
)
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