COORDINATES

YEAR 5
2023
Prepared by: Pn Suffiah
 introduction
A coordinates is the intersection
between a column and a row
which determine the position of a
place or a point.
 y
6

5 State the coordinates for P and Q.

Q
4
P (1,2)
3
Q (3,4)
P
2

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y
6

5 State the coordinates for R,S and T

4
R
R
3
S
T
2
T
1

S
x
O 1 4 5
2 3
Horizontal Distance

Vertical Distance
y-axis y
Vertical distance

3
Vertical axis

Horizontal distance
1

x
O 1 4
2 3

Origin
Horizontal axis X-axis
 y Example 1
4 Find the distance
between two
3 coordinates, identify
the horizontal
2 distance and the
vertical distance
1 between the two
coordinates
x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y The distance from to

4 units horizontally and

4
2 units vertically
3

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y The distance from A to B

3 units horizontally and

4
0 unit vertically
3

A
1
B

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y Horizontal distance
(5,4) from to
4

3 (1,2) Vertical distance

from to
2

1
Thus, the distance between
x and is 4 units
O 1 2 3 4 5 horizontally and 2 units
vertically
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6
Let’s try
S T
5 1. State the horizontal and
vertical distance between
4 the two points for each of
the following.
3 (i) From point R to point S
R
(ii) From point S to pointT
2 (iii) from point R to point T

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y
6
Let’s try
5 2. State the horizontal and
vertical distance between
4 point P and point Q.
P Q
3

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y
6
Let’s try
5 3. State the horizontal and
U vertical distance between
4 point T and point U.

2
T
1

x
O 1 4 5
2 3
 y Problem Solving
The diagram
4
shows the coordinates of point A, B, C and
D.
3
A (0,1) B (2,3) C (4,5) D (6,6)

a) Calculate the horizontal distance and vertical

2

distance
1 between the two points which are the
farthest.
x
b) Which
O point
1
is not in
4
the straight line formed by
2 3
connecting all four points?
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y

x
O 1 4 5 6
2 3