IXL | Graph non-integer points on a coordinate plane

Graph the point

(

–

3.5

)

on the coordinate plane.

Coordinate plane graph with 4 quadrants, x-axis coordinates from -5 to 5, y-axis coordinates from -5 to 5.

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question

Graph the point

(

–

0.5

–

)

on the coordinate plane.

key idea

An ordered pair

(

)

tells you the location of a point on the coordinate plane.

The

-coordinate

tells you the horizontal position.

The

-coordinate

tells you the vertical position.

A negative number tells you to move left or down.

A positive number tells you to move right or up.

solution

Graph the point

(

–

0.5

–

)

Start at

(

)

which is the point where the axes cross. Move 0.5 units left and 1 unit down.

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Lesson: Coordinate plane

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