Year 6

Solving practical coordinate problems (Part 2)

Year 6

Solving practical coordinate problems (Part 2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use rules around x and y coordinates for horizontal and vertical lines to solve more complex problems involving coordinates.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the rule for horizontal lines on a coordinate grid?
They have a constant x coordinate.
Correct answer: They have a constant y coordinate.
Q2.
What is the rule for vertical lines on a coordinate grid?
Correct answer: They have a constant x coordinate.
They have a constant y coordinate.
Q3.
Three vertices of a square are plotted at the points indicated. What are the coordinates of the missing vertex?
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(4,-6)
Correct answer: (4,6)
(6,4)
Q4.
Three vertices of a rectangle are plotted at the points indicated. What are the coordinates of the missing vertex?
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(-6, -1)
(-6, -2)
Correct answer: (-6, 2)
Q5.
A square with sides measuring 4 units is on the coordinate grid. What are the coordinates of the 3 unknown vertices? (clockwise from top left)
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Correct answer: (3, 8) (7, 8) (7, 4)
(7, 4) (7, 8) (3, 8)
(7, 4) (7, 8) (7, 4)

5 Questions

Q1.
The diagram shows the vertices of an isosceles triangle. What are the coordinates of the unlabelled vertex?
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(2, 5)
Correct answer: (6, 1)
(6, 2)
Q2.
There are two identical rectangles on the coordinate grid. What are the coordinates for point D?
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Correct answer: (15, 8)
(16, 10)
(8, 15)
Q3.
There are three identical squares on the coordinate grid. What are the coordinates for point A?
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Correct answer: (5, 10)
(5, 2)
(5, 6)
Q4.
There are two identical right angle triangles on the coordinate grid. What are the coordinates for point A?
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(1, 0)
(1, 4)
Correct answer: (1, 8)
Q5.
The pink line has been drawn one third of the way along the x axis. The blue line has been drawn half way up the y axis. What are the coordinates of the point at which the lines intersect?
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(10, 3)
(10, 4)
(3, 10)
Correct answer: (4, 10)