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What are
coordinates ?
Coordinates
are one of the
many methods
of locating a
point on a
plain surface
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Here are
some
ways of
describing
the
location
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about 100
meters
east of our
class
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situated at
about 60 km
north of
Kuching
City
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column 3
and row 3
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Arfillia Steward
Athirah Aisyah
Calvin Ilyas
Amir Najmi
Elani Faizie Sazwan
Geogina Ahmat Sorfina
Wyne Azwa Stanley
Asyraf Ronaldo Alyana
Column
1
Column
2
Column
3
Column
4
Column
5
Blackboard
Row
1
Row
2
Row
3
Row
4
2 RUBYS
(2010)
SITTING PLAN
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The
Cartesian
Plane
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CARTESIAN PLANE.
y
x
6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
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x
A
(2, 3)
x
B
(3, 3)
x
C
(3, 0)
x
D
(5, 2)
x
E
(4, 4)
x
F
(0, 5)
x
G
(0, 0)
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The Origin (0, 0)
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CARTESIAN PLANE.
y
x
6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8

x
A
(2, 3)
x
B
(3, 4)
x
F
(3, 4)
x
E
(6, 4)
x
D
(0, 5)
x
C
(3, 0)
CARTESIAN PLANE.
y
x
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14

x
A
(4, 6)
x
B
(6, 6)
x
F
( 6, 6)
x
E
(12, 8)
x
D
(0, 10)
x
C
(6, 0)
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Scale used
x - axis is
1 : 2
y - axis is
1 : 2
CARTESIAN PLANE.
y
x
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

18
15
12
9
6
3
0
-6
-9
-12
-15
-18
-21
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x
A
(4, 9)
x
B
(6, 12)
x
F
(6, 12)
x
E
(12, 12)
x
D
(0, 15)
x
C
(6, 0)
x
G
(6, x ) (6, 21)
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x - axis is
1 : 2
y - axis is
1 : 3
Scale used
THE
DISTANCE
BETWEEN
TWO POINTS
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The Distance
Between Two
points on The
Cartesian
Plane
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R(1, 4)
x
P(4, 0)
x
x
y
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
and
Find the distance between :
PR = units
2 2
4 3 16 9 25 5 + = + = =
4
3
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Q(1, 4)
x
P(4, 0)
x x
y
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
Find the distance between P(4, 0) and Q(1, 4)
PQ = ( ) ( )
2 2
1 4 4 0 +
PQ =
( ) ( )
2 2
4 3 +
PQ =
16 9 +
PQ =
25
PQ = units 5
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THE
COORDINATES
OF
A
MIDPOINT
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To find the
coordinates of
the midpoint
of a line
joining two
points on the
Cartesian
Plane .
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P(1, 5) and Q(5, 1)
x
y
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
What are the coordinates of the
mid-point of a line joining :


P(1, 5)
Q(5, 1)
(3, 3)
( )
1 + 5 5 1
The mid point of PQ ,
2 2
6 6
,
2 2
3, 3
+
| |
=
|
\ .
| |
=
|
\ .
=
19
P(2, 6) and Q( 4, 2)
x
y
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
What are the coordinates of the
mid-point of a line joining :


P(2, 6)
Q(4, 2)
( 1, 4)
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
=
2
2 6
,
2
2 4
The coordinates of the mid-point of PQ
|
.
|

\
|

=
2
8
,
2
2
( ) 4 , 1 =
20
P( 3, 3) and Q(5, 3)
x
y
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
What are the coordinates of the
mid-point of a line joining :


P( 5, 3)
Q(3, 3)
(1, 0)
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
=
2
3 3
,
2
5 3
The coordinates of the mid-point of PQ
|
.
|

\
|
=
2
0
,
2
2
( ) 0 , 1 =
21
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
P( 2, 4) and Q(4, 6)
x
y
5
4
3
2
1

1
2
3
4
5
What are the coordinates of the
mid-point of a line joining :


P( 4, 6)
P(2, 4)
(1, 5)
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
=
2
6 4
,
2
4 2
The coordinates of the mid-point of PQ
|
.
|

\
|
=
2
10
,
2
2
( ) 5 , 1 =
22
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
P( 8, 12) and Q(4,6)
x
y
15
12
9
6
3

3
6
9
12
1 5
What are the coordinates of the
mid-point of a line joining :


Q(4, 6)
P(8, 12)
|
.
|

\
|
+
=
2
6 12
,
2
4 8
The coordinates of the mid-point of PQ
|
.
|

\
|

=
2
6
,
2
4
( ) 3 , 2 =
( 2, 3)
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The End
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