Introduction to the coordinate plane

Name: Introduction to the coordinate plane
Uploaded: 2025-06-04
Duration: 6 min 48 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: When we use coordinates to locate a point on a coordinate plane, we use two numbers to specify the horizontal (x) and vertical (y) positions. The first number in a coordinate pair tells us how far to move left or right from the origin, while the second number tells us how far to move up or down.

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When we use coordinates to locate a point on a coordinate plane, we use two numbers to specify the horizontal (x) and vertical (y) positions. The first number in a coordinate pair tells us how far to move left or right from the origin, while the second number tells us how far to move up or down.