ILLUSTRATING

CARTESIAN
COORDINATE PLANE
Third Quarter
 CARTESIAN COORDINATE
PLANE

- A system used for graphing

number pairs. It is also called
rectangular coordinate system.
 The Rectangular Coordinate
System or also known as a
Cartesian Plane is named
after the French
Mathematician Rene
Descartes (1596- 1650), who is
known as the “Father of
RENE DESCARTES
(1596–1650) Modern Mathematics”.
 AXIS

The rectangular
coordinate plane is
consist of two real AXIS

number lines that

intersect at a right angle.
The rectangular coordinate system consists of two real number lines that intersect at a right angle.

The horizontal number line is called the x-axis, and the vertical number line is called the y-axis.
 AXIS

The horizontal
number line is called
the x-axis, and the AXIS

vertical number line is

called the y-axis.
The rectangular coordinate system consists of two real number lines that intersect at a right angle.

The horizontal number line is called the x-axis, and the vertical number line is called the y-axis.

CARTESIAN COORDINATE PLANE

 These two number lines
can make a plane, and each
point on this plane is
associated with an ordered
pairs (x, y).
The intersection of the two
axes is known as the origin, which
corresponds to the point (0, 0).
The rectangular coordinate system consists of two real number lines that intersect at a right angle.

The horizontal number line is called the x-axis, and the vertical number line is called the y-axis.

CARTESIAN COORDINATE PLANE

 The first number is
called the x-coordinate or
abscissa, and the second
number is called the y-
coordinate or ordinate.
The rectangular coordinate system consists of two real number lines that intersect at a right angle.

RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM 

The horizontal number line is called the x-axis, and the vertical number line is called the y-axis.
 An ordered pair (x, y) represents the
position of a point relative to the origin.
The x-coordinate represents a position to
the right of the origin if it is positive and to
the left of the origin if it is negative.
The y-coordinate represents a position
above the origin if it is positive and below
the origin if it is negative. Using this system,
every position (point) in the plane is
uniquely identified.

RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM 

Quadrants:
 The x- and y- axes break the plane
into four regions called quadrants,
named using roman numerals I, II, III,
and IV, as pictured.
In quadrant I, both coordinates are
positive.
In quadrant II, the x-coordinate is
negative and the y-coordinate is
positive.
In quadrant III, both coordinates are
negative.
In quadrant IV, the x-coordinate is
positive and the y-coordinate is
negative.
 PLOTTING
OF
POINTS
ON
CARTESIAN PLANE
Example 1: Plot the ordered pair (−3, 5) and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
TRY THIS: Plot the ordered pair (3, -4) and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
TRY THIS: Plot the ordered pair (5, 2) and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
Example 4: Plot the ordered pair (-3, 0) and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
Example 5: Plot the ordered pair (0, 3) and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
 Naming a Point
Example:
1. Point S
Quadrant II, with the
coordinates (-4, 6).
2. Point T
Quadrant II, with the
coordinates (-4, 1).
3. Point X
Quadrant IV, with the
coordinates (1, -3).
4. Point Y
Quadrant IV, with the
coordinates (5, -3).
Exercise 1: Use the Cartesian Plane to find the quadrants and
coordinates of the following points.
 ANSWER: Use the Cartesian Plane to find the quadrants and
coordinates of the following points.
1. Point A
Quadrant I, (5, 6).
2. Point B
Quadrant II, (-5, 5).
3. Point C
Quadrant II, (-2, 3).
4. Point D
Quadrant III, (-2, -2).
5. Point E
Quadrant IV, (3, -4).
6. Point F
Quadrant IV, (2, -6).
Plotting Points: Plot the points on the cartesian plane and
determine the quadrant in which it lies.
Example:
1. A(3, 4)
2. B(-3, 2)
3. C(-2, -4)
4. D(6, -3)
5. E(0, 0)
Plotting Points: Plot the points on the cartesian plane and
determine the quadrant in which it lies.
Answer:

1. A(3, 4) – Quadrant I
2. B(-3, 2) – Quadrant II
3. C(-2, -4) – Quadrant III
4. D(6, -3) – Quadrant
5. E(0, 0) – Origin
EXERCISE 1: Plot the points on the cartesian plane and
determine the quadrant in which it lies.
1. A(0, 3) 10. J(-1, 1)
2. B(2, -4) 11. K(3, -3)
3. C(2, 4) 12. L(-4, -4)
4. D(-2, -4)
5. E(-3, 0)
6. F(0, -3)
7. G(0, 3)
8. H(-2, 4)
9. I(4, 3)
 Answer: Plot the points on the cartesian plane and determine the
quadrant in which it lies.
1. Where is point A located?
y- axis, (0, 3).
2. Where is point B located?
Quadrant IV, (2, -4).
3. Where is point C located?
Quadrant I, (2, 4).
4. Where is point D located?
Quadrant III, (-2, -4).
5. Where is point E located?
x- axis, (-3, 0).
6. Where is point F located?
y- axis, (0, -3).
 EXERCISE 2: Plot the points (A- L) on the cartesian plane and determine
the quadrant in which it lies.
7. Where is point G located?
x- axis, (0, 3).
8. Where is point H located?
Quadrant II, (-2, 4).
9. Where is point I located?
Quadrant I, (4, 3).
10. Where is point J located?
Quadrant II, (-1, 1).
11. Where is point K located?
Quadrant IV, (3, -3).
12. Where is point L located?
Quadrant III, (-4, -4).