Math Flashcards
The Cartesian coordinate system also known as
Rectangular coordinate system
These number line intersect at a point called
Origin
Origin is located at
(0,0)
The two axes are called the
Coordinate axes
Any point p on the Cartesian plane is represented by an ordered pair of numbers (x,y) called
Coordinates
The first element in the pair x and is called
X coordinate or abscissa
The second element y is called
Y coordinate or ordinate
The plane is divided into four regions called
Quadrants
(+,+)
Quadrants 1
(-,+)
Quadrants 2
(-,-)
Quadrants 3
(+,-)
Quadrants 4
It is the horizontal line in the cartesian coordinate system.
X axes
. What do you call if x and y axis are together?
Coordinate
What is name of the vertical line in the cartesian coordinate system?
y-axis