SweetHaven Pre-Algebra Prime, Version 4.1

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Chapter 12—Graphing
12-2 Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

An ordered pair of numbers represents one particular location, or point, on a coordinate plane. So the ordered pair (3,4) means the point is located where x = 3 and y = 4. The following figures show how to plot the coordinate point (3,4).

Procedure

To plot a point on a coordinate plane:

Find the location of the value of x on on the horizontal number line (the x axis).
Find the location of the value of y on the vertical number line (the y axis).
Plot the point on the plane that corresponds to the locations of the x and y values.

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Examples & Exercises

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Author: David L. Heiserman
Publisher: SweetHaven Publishing Services