Checking and securing understanding of plotting coordinates
I can plot coordinates in any of the four quadrants.
Checking and securing understanding of plotting coordinates
I can plot coordinates in any of the four quadrants.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- It is possible to plot coordinates approximately in the correct quadrant.
- Coordinates can be plotted exactly when the axes are labelled.
- By careful consideration of coordinates the missing vertices of a shape can be found.
Keywords
Quadrant - Any one of the four areas into which a space is divided by the <i>x</i>- and <i>y</i>-axes in the Cartesian coordinate system.
Common misconception
Where is coordinate (−2,5)? 2 down, 5 right from the origin? 5 right, 2 down from the origin?
Coordinates in (<i>x,y</i>) form. −2 is <i>x</i>-instruction. From (0,0) will we travel in a positive or negative <i>x</i>-direction?
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