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The point with coordinates (-5, 3) can be graphed on the _____________________ coordinate system.
Rectangular/Cartesian
. The coordinates of the origin is ___________.
0,0
The vertical axis of the Cartesian plane is also called the ______________.
y-axis
The pair of numbers (2, 4) is called a/an ____________ pair.
ordered pair
In the ordered pair (7,-8), the -8 is called the _____________.
ordinate or y - coordinate
The x – coordinate is called the _____________.
abscissa
The four regions formed by the coordinate axes are called the ________________.
quadrants
The intersection of the coordinate axes is called the ___________________.
origin
_________________ proposed or created the Rectangular Coordinate System.
Rene Descartes
In the form y = mx + b, the letter __________ represents the slope while the letter ______ represents the y-intercept.
m and b
If the slope is negative, the graph of the line ____________ from left to right.
decreases or falls
If the slope is ____________, the graph of the line rises or increases from left to right.
positive
If the graph of the line is a horizontal line, its slope is ____________.
0
If the slope is undefined, the graph of the line is a ________________________.
vertical line
In which quadrant lies (-6, 8)?
Quadrant II
In which quadrant or axis lies (0, -3)?
y-axis
