IXL | Points on a coordinate plane

What are the coordinates of point

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What are the coordinates of point

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key idea

The coordinate plane is formed by a horizontal number line called the

-axis

and a vertical number line called the

-axis

Each axis crosses the other at 0. The point where the axes meet is called the

origin.

An ordered pair

(

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describes the location of a point on the coordinate plane. The first number is called the

-coordinate

and the second number is called the

-coordinate

position along the

-axis

position along the

-axis

solution

Find the

-coordinate.

Start at point M and move down until you reach the

-axis.

This position on the

-axis

is 8 units to the right of the origin.

So, the

-coordinate

of point M is 8.

Find the

-coordinate.

Start at point M and move left until you reach the

-axis.

This position on the

-axis

is 2 units above the origin.

So, the

-coordinate

of point M is 2.

Write the coordinates.

Always write the

-coordinate

first and the

-coordinate

second.

The coordinates of point M are

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