Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Points and Their Coordinates: y Axis
Points and Their Coordinates: y Axis
Points and Their Coordinates: y Axis
y Cartesian Plane
Ren Descartes (1596-1650)
y axis
x
origin
x axis
II
I
x
III
IV
Four Quadrants y II I
x
III
IV
y coordinate
x coordinate
(5, 6)
6
x
(5, 6)
(x, y)
( 3, 4)
( 3, 4)
x up 4 left 3
B(2, 3)
C( 6, 4) D(7, 3)
D(7, 3)
x
C( 6, 4) B(2, 3)
These points all lie in different quadrants. What do you notice about their coordinates?
F(0, 6)
G( 7, 0) H(0, 3)
G( 7, 0)
E(5, 0)
H(0, 3)
These points all lie on the axes, not in quadrants. What do you notice about their coordinates?