1-8 Graphing on a

Coordinate Plane
 Vocabulary
• Coordinate plane – is the map formed by two
number lines, the x-axis and the y-axis, that
intersect at right angles.
• X-axis – the horizontal axis of a coordinate
plane ( side to side)
• Y-axis – the vertical axis of a coordinate plane
(up and down)
• X-coordinate – first number in an ordered pair
that tells the direction and number of units to
move on the x-axis
• Y-coordinate – 2nd number in an ordered pair
that tells the direction and number of units to
move on the y-axis
• Origin – point (0,0) on a coordinate plane
 Coordinate plane

Y-axis
X- axis

origin
Graph of an
equation Solutio
ns
(x,y)
(-1,-1)
(0,0)
(1,1)
(2,2)
(3,3)
(4,4)
(5,5)
(6,6)
(7,7)
 Finding the coordinates of
points on a plane
• Start at origin
• Move left or right first. Left =
negative. Right = positive.
• Then move up or down. Down =
negative. Up = positive.
There are four quadrants: I, II, III,
and IV

II I

(-, (
+) +,+

(-,-) (+,-
III ) IV
Finding the coordinates of
points on a plane POINT A
(-4,5)
POINT B
A
(-4,-2)

C POINT C
(2,3)

E POINT D
(4,-6)
POINT E
B
(5,0)

D
 Graphing points on a
coordinate plane
• Graph each point. Label the points
A-D
• A (2,5) B (0,4) C (-1,2) D (2,-3)
 Graphing an equation
• y = 2x
 Graphing an equation
• y = 3x – 2
 Try these

(5,3) (2,1)

(2,6) (-2,2)

(-5,2) (-5,-5)

(-2,0) (-1,-3)
Try these