8th grade

Name: HR: Date: 02/01/2018

Aim: How do we plot points on a coordinate plane?
Coordinate Plane
The coordinate plane consists of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, number lines that intersect at right angles.
(They are perpendicular to each other.)

The horizontal axis in the coordinate plane is called the x-axis. The vertical axis is called the y-axis. The point at
which the two axes intersect is called the origin. The origin is at 0 on the x-axis and 0 on the y-axis.

The intersecting x- and y-axes divide the coordinate plane into four sections. These four sections are called
quadrants. Quadrants are named using the Roman numerals I, II, III, and IV beginning with the top right quadrant
and moving counter clockwise.

Locations on the coordinate plane are described as ordered pairs. An ordered pair tells you the location of a point
by relating the point’s location along the x-axis (the first value of the ordered pair) and along the y-axis (the second
value of the ordered pair).

In an ordered pair, such as (x, y), the first value is called the x-coordinate and the second value is the y-
coordinate. Note that the x-coordinate is listed before the y-coordinate. Since the origin has an x-coordinate of 0
and a y-coordinate of 0, its ordered pair is written (0, 0).

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The Coordinate Plane

1-15. Give the ordered pair for each point named.

1. A ________ 2. B ________ 3. C _______

4. D ________ 5. E ________ 6. F ________
7. G ________ 8. H ________ 9. I ________
10. J ________ 11. K ________ 12. L _______
13. M ________ 14. N ________ 15. O ________

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Plot and label each point with its coordinates. Be sure to label the axis and
quadrants.

1. P(5,2) 2. R (-5,5) 3. S (-9-4)

4. T (9,-4) 5. U (8,-10) 6. V (3,-2)

7. W (7,7) 8. X (-2,-2) 9. Y (2,-7) 10. Z(1,-9)

Name the quadrant that contains each point.

11. (7, -3) ______ 12. (0, -4) ______

13. (-4,-9) ______ 14. (6,3) ______

15. (-5,8) ______ 16. (-2,-2) ______

17. (17,26) ______ 18. (5,0) ______

19. (40,-60) ______ 20. (-324, 119) ______