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12.02 Positive coordinates

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Number lines help us work out distance and direction, and can be horizontal or vertical (think of a thermometer). Remembering how to plot points on a number line, will help us in this lesson. 

Plot the following numbers on the number lines:

  1. Plot $3$3 on the number line below.

    012345678910

  2. Plot $528$528 on the number line below.

    520525530

  3. Plot $700$700 on the number line below.

    05001000

 

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Vocabulary:

Another phrase that we can use to describe a number plane is a 'coordinate plane'. This is because we locate coordinates on the plane.

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Question 1

Plot the point $\left(0,0\right)$(0,0) onto the coordinate plane.

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Question 2

Here is a coordinate plane.

  1. What object has coordinates $\left(6,2\right)$(6,2)?

    Dog

    A

    Apple

    B

    Star

    C

    Bike

    D
  2. Write the coordinates of the rabbit.

    $\left(\editable{},\editable{}\right)$(,)

 

Remember!
  • axes - the horizontal and vertical lines, the $x$x-axis and $y$y-axis
  • quadrants - the four different sections our axes create
  • coordinates - these tell us where points are located, with an $x$x-value and a $y$y-value
  • origin - where both $x$x and $y$y are equal to $0$0 and it's where both axes meet

 

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