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How Do You Identify Points on a Graph?
Name the ordered pair for each of the points shown in the coordinate plane, and identify which quadrant each point falls into
Summary
- 'x' and 'y' label each axis
- The origin, or the point (0,0), is where the x-axis and y-axis cross each other
- First start from the origin and count the horizontal units along the x-axis until you reach the point
- The x-coordinates to the right of the origin are positive, and those to the left are negative
- Then go back to the origin and count the number of vertical units along the y-axis until you reach the point
- The y-coordinates above the origin are positive, and those below are negative
- 'I', 'II', 'III', and 'IV' are quadrants and are always labeled with Roman numerals

Notes
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- Recall that ordered pairs consist of x and y-coordinates and have the form '(x,y)'
- We want to pick out what 'x' and 'y' are in each of our ordered pairs
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- For Point A, count 4 units to the right of the origin and 5 units up, which is the point (4,5)
- Always start by counting the 'x' units, then count the 'y' units
- The x-coordinates to the right of the origin are positive, and those to the left are negative
- The y-coordinates above the origin are positive, and those below are negative
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- For Point B, count 3 units to the left of the origin and 1 unit up, which is the point (-3,1)
- Always start by counting the 'x' units, then count the 'y' units
- The x-coordinates to the right of the origin are positive, and those to the left are negative
- The y-coordinates above the origin are positive, and those below are negative
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- For Point C, count 5 units to the left of the origin and 5 units down, which is the point (-5,-5)
- Always start by counting the 'x' units, then count the 'y' units
- The x-coordinates to the right of the origin are positive, and those to the left are negative
- The y-coordinates above the origin are positive, and those below are negative
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- For Point D, count 6 units to the right of the origin and 2 units down, which is the point (6,-2)
- Always start by counting the 'x' units, then count the 'y' units
- The x-coordinates to the right of the origin are positive, and those to the left are negative
- The y-coordinates above the origin are positive, and those below are negative
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- Start by recalling what the quadrants are and labeling them on the graph
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- Quadrant I contains only positive coordinates
- 'I' is the Roman numeral that means '1'
- The x-coordinate is 4, which is positive
- The y-coordinate is 5, which is also positive
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- Quadrant II contains points with negative x-coordinates and positive y-coordinates
- 'II' is the Roman numeral that means '2'
- The x-coordinate is -3, which is negative
- The y-coordinate is 1, which is positive
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- Quadrant III contains only negative coordinates
- 'III' is the Roman numeral that means '3'
- The x-coordinate is -5, which is negative
- The y-coordinate is also -5, which is still negative
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- Quadrant IV contains points with positive x-coordinates and negative y-coordinates
- 'IV' is the Roman numeral that means '4'
- The x-coordinate is 6, which is positive
- The y-coordinate is -2, which is negative