The Line (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Quizzes
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What are the coordinates of the origin?
What are the coordinates of the origin?
Which direction does the x-axis run?
Which direction does the x-axis run?
Horizontally (left to right)
Which direction does the y-axis run?
Which direction does the y-axis run?
Vertically (up and down)
Who was the Cartesian plane named after?
Who was the Cartesian plane named after?
René Descartes
In the coordinate pair , what does the first number represent?
In the coordinate pair , what does the first number represent?
Horizontal distance from origin
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant I?
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant I?
Both and are positive
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant II?
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant II?
negative, positive
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant III?
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant III?
Both and are negative
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant IV?
What are the signs of coordinates in Quadrant IV?
positive, negative
What is the y-coordinate of any point on the x-axis?
What is the y-coordinate of any point on the x-axis?
What is the x-coordinate of any point on the y-axis?
What is the x-coordinate of any point on the y-axis?
In which direction are the quadrants numbered?
In which direction are the quadrants numbered?
Anticlockwise from top-right