Graphs: The Coordinate Plane

Lesson Objective

This lesson shows you the basic parts of the Coordinate plane.

Study Tips

Tips #1

These are the parts of the plane you should remember:

Horizontal axis (also called x-axis)
Vertical axis (also called y-axis)
The point of Origin
Quadrants

So, where are these parts located in the plane? Watch the video below to find out.

Math Video

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Math Video Transcript

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This video introduces you to the parts of the coordinate plane. It is important for you to remember these parts.

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Before I begin, it good to know that, this plane was developed by this French mathematician a long time ago.

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Now, let's take a look. This number line is the x-axis. Also known as horizontal axis.
The number line over here is the y-axis. Also known as vertical axis. Okay, now look at the center.

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This point is called the point of origin. If you look carefully, the x-axis and y-axis divide the plane into 4 parts. 

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Each part is called a quadrant. Also, these  parts are labeled, Quadrant 1, Quadrant 2, Quadrant 3 and Quadrant 4 respectively.

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Okay, that is all for now. We will go through on how to use this plane in the next lesson.

Practice Questions & More

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Now, let's try some MCQ questions to understand this lesson better.

You can start by going through the series of the Coordinate plane questions here or pick your question below.

Question 1 on the basic parts of the plane
Question 2 on the basic parts of the plane

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