Graphing and Coordinate Geometry



Popular Tutorials in Graphing and Coordinate Geometry

    • How Do You Find the Midpoint Between Two Coordinates?How Do You Find the Midpoint Between Two Coordinates?

    How Do You Find the Midpoint Between Two Coordinates?

    The midpoint of a line segment is the point midway between the endpoints of the line segment. This tutorial shows you how to take two endpoints and figure out the midpoint of the line segment. Check it out!

    • How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from Two Points?How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from Two Points?

    How Do You Find the Slope of a Line from Two Points?

    Calculating the slope of a line from two given points? Use the slope formula! This tutorial will show you how!

    • What's the Formula for Slope?What's the Formula for Slope?

    What's the Formula for Slope?

    When you're dealing with linear equations, you may be asked to find the slope of a line. That's when knowing the slope formula really comes in handy! Learn the formula to find the slope of a line by watching this tutorial.

    • What's the X-Intercept?What's the X-Intercept?

    What's the X-Intercept?

    When you have a linear equation, the x-intercept is the point where the graph of the line crosses the x-axis. In this tutorial, learn about the x-intercept. Check it out!

    • How Do You Know if Two Lines are Parallel?How Do You Know if Two Lines are Parallel?

    How Do You Know if Two Lines are Parallel?

    Parallel lines are lines that will go on and on forever without ever intersecting. This is because they have the same slope! If you have two linear equations that have the same slope but different y-intercepts, then those lines are parallel to one another!

    • How Do You Know if Two Lines Are Perpendicular?How Do You Know if Two Lines Are Perpendicular?

    How Do You Know if Two Lines Are Perpendicular?

    Perpendicular lines intersect at right angles to one another. To figure out if two equations are perpendicular, take a look at their slopes. The slopes of perpendicular lines are opposite reciprocals of each other. Their product is -1! Watch this tutorial and see how to determine if two equations are perpendicular.

    • What's the Midpoint Formula?What's the Midpoint Formula?

    What's the Midpoint Formula?

    Want to find the point midway between two locations? Then you're looking for the midpoint! The midpoint of a line segment is the point located midway between the endpoints of the line segment. This tutorial tells you about the midpoint of a line segment. Take a look!

    • What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

    What Does the Slope of a Line Mean?

    You can't learn about linear equations without learning about slope. The slope of a line is the steepness of the line. There are many ways to think about slope. Slope is the rise over the run, the change in 'y' over the change in 'x', or the gradient of a line. Check out this tutorial to learn about slope!

    • What Does Negative Slope Mean?What Does Negative Slope Mean?

    What Does Negative Slope Mean?

    What does a negative slope mean? What does the graph of a negative slope look like? Find the answers to these questions by watching this tutorial!

    • What Does Positive Slope Mean?What Does Positive Slope Mean?

    What Does Positive Slope Mean?

    What does a positive slope mean? What does the graph of a positive slope look like? Find the answers to these questions by watching this tutorial!

    • What Does 0 Slope Mean?What Does 0 Slope Mean?

    What Does 0 Slope Mean?

    A zero slope is just the slope of a horizontal line! The y-coordinate never changes no matter what the x-coordinate is! In this tutorial, learn about the meaning of zero slope.

    • What Does Undefined Slope Mean?What Does Undefined Slope Mean?

    What Does Undefined Slope Mean?

    An undefined slope (or an infinitely large slope) is the slope of a vertical line! The x-coordinate never changes no matter what the y-coordinate is! There is no run! In this tutorial, learn about the meaning of undefined slope.

    • What's Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation?What's Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation?

    What's Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation?

    When you're learning about linear equations, you're bound to run into the point-slope form of a line. This form is quite useful in creating an equation of a line if you're given the slope and a point on the line. Watch this tutorial, and learn about the point-slope form of a line!

    • What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?

    What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?

    When you're learning about linear equations, you're bound to run into the point-slope form of a line. This form is quite useful in creating an equation of a line if you're given the slope and a point on the line. Watch this tutorial, and learn about the point-slope form of a line!

    • What's the Y-Intercept?What's the Y-Intercept?

    What's the Y-Intercept?

    When you have a linear equation, the y-intercept is the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis. In this tutorial, learn about the y-intercept. Check it out!

    • What is a Parabola?What is a Parabola?

    What is a Parabola?

    If you graph a linear function, you get a line. If you graph a quadratic function, you get something called a parabola. A parabola tends to look like a smile or a frown, depending on the function. Check out this tutorial and learn about parabolas!

    • How Do You Find the Distance Between Two Points?How Do You Find the Distance Between Two Points?

    How Do You Find the Distance Between Two Points?

    Trying to find the distance between two points? Use the distance formula! Want to see how it's done? Check out this tutorial!

    • What Is the Distance Formula?What Is the Distance Formula?

    What Is the Distance Formula?

    If you need to find the distance between to points on the coordinate, you'll probably use the distance formula to get your answer. This tutorial introduces you to the distance formula and even shows you how to find it!

    • How Was the Distance Formula Derived?How Was the Distance Formula Derived?

    How Was the Distance Formula Derived?

    Trying to find the distance between two points on the coordinate plane? Use the distance formula! Can't remember it? Not a problem if you've watched this tutorial! This tutorial shows you how to derive the distance formula. You even use the Pythagorean theorem to find it! Take a look!

    • How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?

    How Do You Plot Points in the Coordinate Plane?

    Knowing how to plot ordered pairs is an essential part of graphing functions. In this tutorial, you'll see how to take an ordered pair and plot it on the coordinate plane. Take a look!

    • What is an Ordered Pair?What is an Ordered Pair?

    What is an Ordered Pair?

    Ordered pairs are a fundamental part of graphing. Ordered pairs make up functions on a graph, and very often, you need to plot ordered pairs in order to see what the graph of a function looks like. This tutorial will introduce you to ordered pairs!

    • What is the Origin?What is the Origin?

    What is the Origin?

    The coordinate plane has two axes: the horizontal and vertical axes. These two axes intersect one another at a point called the origin. Learn about the ordered pair that indicates the origin and its location in the coordinate plane by watching this tutorial!

    • What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?

    What's Standard Form of a Linear Equation?

    A linear equation can be written in many different forms, and each of them is quite useful! One of these is standard form. Watch this tutorial and learn the standard form for a linear equation!

    • What is the Coordinate Plane?What is the Coordinate Plane?

    What is the Coordinate Plane?

    You can't graph a function or plot ordered pairs without a coordinate plane! Learn about the coordinate plane by watching this tutorial.

    • What are Quadrants in the Coordinate Plane?What are Quadrants in the Coordinate Plane?

    What are Quadrants in the Coordinate Plane?

    Did you know that there are four quadrants that help make up the coordinate plane? Learn about these quadrants, and what ordered pairs are located in each, by watching this tutorial!

    • Why Is It Called an Ordered Pair?Why Is It Called an Ordered Pair?

    Why Is It Called an Ordered Pair?

    Why is an ordered pair called an ordered pair? Because order is important! If an ordered pair is written in a different order, it makes a different ordered pair. This tutorial shows you why order is important when you're dealing with ordered pairs.

    • What is the X-Coordinate?What is the X-Coordinate?

    What is the X-Coordinate?

    Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how to identify the coordinates in an ordered pair if you're going to plot it on a coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the x-coordinate in an ordered pair!

    • What is the Y-Coordinate?What is the Y-Coordinate?

    What is the Y-Coordinate?

    Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how to identify the coordinates in an ordered pair if you're going to plot it on a coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the y-coordinate in an ordered pair!

    • What is the X-Axis?What is the X-Axis?

    What is the X-Axis?

    To graph a function or plot an ordered pair, you need to use a coordinate plane, so you should learn all about it! In this tutorial, you'll learn about the x-axis and see where it's located in the coordinate plane.

    • What is the Y-Axis?What is the Y-Axis?

    What is the Y-Axis?

    To graph a function or plot an ordered pair, you need to use a coordinate plane, so you should learn all about it! In this tutorial, you'll learn about the y-axis and see where it's located in the coordinate plane.

    • What are the Coordinate Axes?What are the Coordinate Axes?

    What are the Coordinate Axes?

    The coordinate plane has two axes: the horizontal and vertical axes. Learn about these axes and the name for their point of intersection by watching this tutorial!

    • What is a Circle?What is a Circle?

    What is a Circle?

    What exactly is a circle? Learn the answer in this tutorial. You can also see the equation for a circle that's on the coordinate plane!

    • How Do You Identify Points on a Graph?How Do You Identify Points on a Graph?

    How Do You Identify Points on a Graph?

    Plotting points on the coordinate plane is the foundation of graphing equations! But before you can graph equations, you should be very familiar with the coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the ordered pair of a point on the coordinate plane. Plus, see how to figure out which quadrant the point is in!

    • How Do You Graph Ordered Pairs in Each Quadrant?How Do You Graph Ordered Pairs in Each Quadrant?

    How Do You Graph Ordered Pairs in Each Quadrant?

    Plotting points on the coordinate plane is the foundation for graphing equations! Check out this tutorial to get some practice plotting points and identifying which quadrant each point is in.

    • What is a Linear Equation?What is a Linear Equation?

    What is a Linear Equation?

    If you're learning about graphs, you're bound to see a bunch of linear equations, so it's a good idea to understand what makes an equation a linear equation. This tutorial explains linear equations and shows you the difference between equations that are linear and ones that are not. Check it out!