Worksheet 10.

1 (Basic)

Introduction to Ordered Pairs &

Rectangular Coordinate System
(Refer to Book 1B Ch10 p. 10.5 – 10.13)

Name: _________________________ Class: ________(____) Date:________________

1. Determine whether each of the following sentences is true or false. Put a ‘’ in the appropriate
box.
True False
(a) The x-axis and y-axis of a rectangular coordinate plane are
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perpendicular to each other.
(b) The x-coordinates of any point lying on the x-axis is 0 and
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the y-coordinates of any point lying on the y-axis is 0.

(c) The origin is the point of intersection of the x-axis and the
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y-axis.

(d) Coordinates (3, 5) and (5, 3) represent the same position on

 
a rectangular coordinate plane.

(e) The point (1, –2) lies on the quadrant II.  

2. Consider the positions of the following points on a rectangular coordinate plane.
A(4, 0), B(4, 3), C(3, –3), D(0, 3), E(–1, 0), F(–1, 1),
G(–2, –1), H(–2, 0), I(0, –4), J(–3, –3), K(4, –3), L(5, 1)

Complete the table below.

Lies on Lies on Lies in Quadrant

the x-axis the y-axis I II III IV

Point
Use the rectangular coordinate plane on the right to answer the following questions. (3 – 4)
3. Write down the coordinates of points A to E on the
coordinate plane.

Solution

A= ,B= ,C= ,
D= ,E=

4. Circle the quadrants that points A to C lie on.

A: Quadrant ( I / II / III / IV ) , B: Quadrant ( I / II / III / IV ),

C: Quadrant ( I / II / III / IV )

Use the rectangular coordinate plane on the right to

answer the following questions. (5 – 6)
5. Plot the following points on the rectangular
coordinate plane.
A(5, 3), B(–1, 3), C(4, 2), D(0, –2) ,
E(–4, 2), F(–4, –5), G(–1, –4), H(5, –1)

6. Join AB, CD, EF and GH.

(a) The line segment _______ is parallel to the x-axis.

(b) The line segment _______ is parallel to the y-axis.

(c) The point of intersection of CD and the x-axis is _______.

7. Refer to the rectangular coordinate plane on the right.

(a) Plot the points A(–2, 1), B(3, 1), C(3, –4) and D(–
2, –4) on the coordinate plane.
(b) Join AB, BC, CD and DA.

(i) Which line(s) is / are parallel to the x-axis?

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(ii) Which line(s) is / are perpendicular to the x-axis?

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