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  • What are the names of the two axes in the rectangular coordinate system?
    The horizontal axis is called the x-axis, and the vertical axis is called the y-axis.
  • What is the ordered pair that represents the origin in the Cartesian plane?
    The origin is represented by the ordered pair (0, 0).
  • How is a point described in the rectangular coordinate system?
    A point is described as an ordered pair (x, y), where x is the horizontal position and y is the vertical position.
  • What does the ordered pair (4, 3) mean in terms of movement from the origin?
    It means move 4 units to the right along the x-axis and 3 units up along the y-axis from the origin.
  • If a point has a negative x-coordinate, in which direction do you move from the origin?
    You move to the left from the origin.
  • If a point has a negative y-coordinate, in which direction do you move from the origin?
    You move down from the origin.
  • What is the ordered pair for a point located 0 units on the x-axis and -3 units on the y-axis?
    The ordered pair is (0, -3).
  • What are the four regions created by the x and y axes called?
    They are called quadrants.
  • In which quadrant are both x and y coordinates positive?
    Both coordinates are positive in Quadrant I (top right).
  • How do you plot the point (-2, -3) on the Cartesian plane?
    Move 2 units left and 3 units down from the origin.
  • What is the significance of the point (0, 0) on the graph?
    It is the origin, where the x and y axes intersect.
  • How are the quadrants numbered on the Cartesian plane?
    They are numbered counterclockwise starting from the top right as Quadrant I, II, III, and IV.
  • What does the ordered pair (5, -4) represent in terms of movement?
    Move 5 units right and 4 units down from the origin.
  • What is an ordered pair?
    An ordered pair is a set of two numbers (x, y) that describes a point's location on the Cartesian plane.
  • If a point is in Quadrant II, what can you say about its x and y coordinates?
    The x-coordinate is negative and the y-coordinate is positive.