A Cartesian coordinate system also known as a rectangular coordinate system can be used to describe the location of a point.
A Cartesian coordinate system is created by drawing a horizontal number line, called the x-axis, and a vertical number line, called the y-axis.
Video explains how to graph on the coordinate plane and examples and the following terms.
x axis
y axis with a nice trick for remembering them
The 4 quadrants of a Cartesian plane
Point of origin
Common Core Standard 6.NS.8
Introduction to Coordinate Plane
• Introduction to the Coordinate PLane
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