Reducing

The Coordinate
Fractions
Plane 9.1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A
B
C
“You sunk
D my battleship!”
E
F
G
H
I
J

1. A rectangular coordinate plane is also called a ____________________ plane.

a. The horizontal axis is the ______ - axis.

b. The vertical axis is the ______ - axis.

c. The point where the axes intersect is called the __________________.

2. The two axes divide the plane into 4 _______________________.

Q Q

Q Q

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The Coordinate
Fractions
Plane 9.1
y-axis
Cartesian Plane

.K
4
3
2
.
Q

.L
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1

-1
1 2 3 4 5
x-axis

-2

.
C
-3
-4 P

3. Points are located in the plane by an ordered pair called ________________________.

a. The 1st coordinate is always the ______ coordinate.

Each x-coordinate is called an _____________________.

b. The 2nd coordinate is always the ______ coordinate.

Each y-coordinate is called an ____________________ or ________________.

c. The point with coordinates of (0, 0) is called the ____________________.

4. Locate each point in the Cartesian plane above, label the point with its letter.

. A (5, 2) .B (-3, -2) .C (0, -3)

5. Below, give the coordinates of each point.

. K ___________ .L ___________ .P ___________ .Q ____________

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 Reducing
The Coordinate
Fractions
Plane 9.1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A
B
C
“You sunk
D my battleship!”
E
F
G
H
I
J

CARTESIAN
1. A rectangular coordinate plane is also called a ____________________ plane.

X
a. The horizontal axis is the ______ - axis.

b. The vertical Y
axis is the ______ - axis.

ORIGIN
c. The point where the axes intersect is called the __________________.

QUADRANTS
2. The two axes divide the plane into 4 _______________________ .

Q II y-axis QI

. x-axis

Origin

Q III Q IV

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The Coordinate
Fractions
Plane 9.1
y-axis
Cartesian Plane

.K
4
3
2
.
Q
. A

.L
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1

1 2 3 4 5
x-axis

.B
. .
C C
-3
-1
-2

-4 P

3. Points are located in the plane by an ordered pair called ________________________

COORDINATES .
X coordinate.
a. The 1st coordinate is always the ______

ABSCISSA
Each x-coordinate is called an _____________________.

Y coordinate.
b. The 2nd coordinate is always the ______

ORDINATE
Each y-coordinate is called an ____________________ IMAGE
or ________________.

ORIGIN
c. The point with coordinates of (0, 0) is called the ____________________.

4. Locate each point in the Cartesian plane above, label the point with its letter.

. A (5, 2) .B (-3, -2) .C (0, -3)

5. Below, give the coordinates of each point.

(-4, 2)
. K ___________ (-2, 0)
.L ___________ (2, -4)
.P ___________ (2, 3)
.Q ____________

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