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Rectangular Coordinate System
Also called as
Cartesian Coordinate System
Rene Descartes
French mathematician known as "Father of Modern Mathematics"
Parts of Cartesian Plane
x-axis
/
Abscissa
- horizontal line
y-axis
/ Ordinate -
vertical
line
Origin (
0,0
) -
intersection
point of the two line
Quadrants
- the
four
regions of plane
Coordinates
(
x
,
y
)
Activity
3.1
1. Plot the set of
points
2. Connect the points to create a
Hero Logo
Points to plot
(
2,3
)
(
-2,3
)
(
2,1
)
(
-2, 1
)
(
2
,
-1
)
(
-2
,
-1
)
(
5,5
)
(
7,2
)
(
0, -5
)
(
-7,2
)
(
-5
,
5
)
Plotting points
Write the
Alphabet
together with the
Coordinates
Example of
plotting point
A (5,6)
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