Plotting Points --In the Cartesian plane

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First, lets take a look at.

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A little history

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A little history
Ren Descartes
(1596-1650)

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A little history
Ren Descartes
(1596-1650)
philosopher

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A little history
Ren Descartes
(1596-1650)
philosopher
mathematician

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A little history
Ren Descartes
(1596-1650)
philosopher
mathematician
joined algebra
and geometry

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A little history
Ren Descartes
(1596-1650)
philosopher
mathematician
joined algebra
and geometry
credited with--Cartesian plane
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Now, lets take a look at

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Cartesian plane
Formed by
intersecting
two
real number
lines at
right angles

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Cartesian plane
Horizontal
axis is
usually
called the
x-axis

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Cartesian plane
Vertical
axis is
usually
called the
y-axis

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Cartesian plane
Also called:

x-y plane

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Cartesian plane
Also called:

x-y plane
rectangular
coordinate
system

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Now, lets take a closer look

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants

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Cartesian plane

Divides into
Four Quadrants
and

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Cartesian plane

The intersection
of the two axes
is called the
origin

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Cartesian plane

Math Alert
The quadrants do not
include the axes

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Cartesian plane

Math Alert
A point on the x or y
axis is not in a
quadrant

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Cartesian plane
Each point in the
x-y plane is
associated with
an ordered pair,
(x,y)

(x,y)
(x,y)
(x,y)

(x,y)

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Cartesian plane

(x,y)

The x and y of the

ordered pair,
(x,y), are called its
coordinates

(x,y)
(x,y)

(x,y)

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Cartesian plane

Math Alert
There is an infinite
amount of points
in the Cartesian
plane

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Take note of these graphing basics

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Cartesian plane

Always start
at (0,0)---every
point originates
at the origin

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Cartesian plane
y

In plotting (x,y)
---remember the
directions of
both the x and y
axis

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Cartesian plane

(x,---)
x-axis goes
left and right

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Cartesian plane

(---,y)
y-axis goes
up and down

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Now, lets look at graphing

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Now, lets look at graphing

(2,1)
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Cartesian plane
(2,1)
Start at (0,0)
+
(
, ---)
Move right
2

(2,1)

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Cartesian plane
(2,1)
(---, +)
(---, 1)
Move up 1

(2,1)

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Now, lets look at graphing

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Now, lets look at graphing

(4, 2)
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Cartesian plane
(4, 2)
Start at (0,0)
( +, ---)
Move right 4

(4, 2)

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Cartesian plane
(4, 2)
(---, )
(---, -2)
Move down 2

(4, 2)

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Now, lets look at graphing

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Now, lets look at graphing

(3,5)
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Cartesian plane
(3,5)
Start at (0,0)
(, ---)
Move left 3

(3,5)

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Cartesian plane
(3,5)

(3,5)

(---, +)
(---, 5)
Move up 5

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Now, lets look at graphing

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Now, lets look at graphing

(0, 4)
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Cartesian plane
(0, 4)
Start at (0,0)
(none,---)
No move
right or left

(0, 4)

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Cartesian plane

(0, 4)

(0,4)

(0, + )
(---, 4)
Move up 4

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Now, lets look at graphing

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Now, lets look at graphing

(5,0)
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Cartesian plane
(5,0)
Start at (0,0)
( ,---)
Move left 5

(5,0)

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Cartesian plane
(5,0)
( ---, 0)
No move up
or down

(5,0)

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Now, lets look at a little

graphing practice

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point--Or what is the
(x,y)of the
point?

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(2, 4)

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(4, 2)
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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(0,3)

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(3, 3)
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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(1, 6)

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Approximate
the coordinates
of the point

(5, 0)

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Find the
coordinates of
the point two
units
to the left of the
y-axis and five
units above the
x-axis
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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Find the
(2,5)
coordinates of
the point two
units
to the left of the
y-axis and five
units above the
x-axis
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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Find the
coordinates of
the point on the
x-axis and three
units to the left
of the
y-axis

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Cartesian plane
Directions:

Find the
coordinates of
a point on the xaxis and three
units to the left
of the
y-axis

(3, 0)

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Plotting Points --In the Cartesian plane

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