Where Do They Go?
How do you know where to plot points on a coordinate plane?
Goal:
Goal:
Let’s work backwards. Instead of identifying points on a coordinate plane, you will be graphing the points given to you in the form (x,y). Watch this video to learn about graphing points on a coordinate plane.
Plotting Coordinate Points
In this video, we will practice plotting points on a coordinate plane in Quadrant I. Let’s get started.
Plot the points below on the coordinate plane.
Point A is ordered pair (4,1).
Point B is ordered pair (8,0).
Point C is ordered pair (6,3).
To start, let’s label our x-axis and y-axis. The scale on both of our axes is 1.
The coordinates of Point A are (4,1). We start at the origin. We move 4 units to the right along the x-axis: 1, 2, 3, 4. Then we move up 1 on the y. We make a point and label it point A.
The coordinates of Point B are (8,0). We start at the origin. We move 8 units to the right on the x axis: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. With the y coordinate being 0, we do not need to go up on the y-axis. Point B falls at y = 0, which is on the x-axis. We make a point and label it point B.
The coordinates of C are (6,3). We start at the origin. We go 6 units to the right : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. We go up 3 units: 1, 2, 3. We make a point and label it C.
When plotting the point (2,4), how many units would you move in each direction from the origin?