Cartesian Planes & Plotting

What are coordinates?

Coordinates are sets of two values that locate a specific point on a coordinate plane grid. That point is on the coordinate plane is named by its ordered pair: (x, y) – corresponding to the X-coordinate and the Y-coordinate. The coordinates can be positive, zero or negative, depending on the location of the point in the respective quadrants.

First quadrant: x > 0, y > 0

Second quadrant: x < 0, y > 0

Third quadrant: x < 0 , y < 0

Fourth quadrant: x > 0, y < 0

Reading Points on a Coordinate Grid

Plotting Points on a Coordinate Grid

Naming Quadrants on a Coordinate Grid

Function Tables on a Coordinate Grid