ABOUT:

Introduction to the coordinate plane and plotting points on the coordinate plane. Only quadrant 1
(positive numbers) is covered.

TRANSCRIPT:

 0:00- [Instructor] You're probably familiar

 0:02with the notion of a number line
 0:04where we can take a number and associate
 0:08it with a point on the number line.
 0:10So for example, the number two,
 0:13I would go, I would start at zero,
 0:14I'd go one, two to the right, and I would end up
 0:18right over there.
 0:20What we're going to do in this video
 0:22is think about how do we take two numbers
 0:24and associate them with a point on a plane like this.
 0:29So for example, you might have the two numbers
 0:33three, comma five.
 0:36How can these two numbers be represented
 0:39as a point on the plane,
 0:41or how can these tell you where a point on the plane is?
 0:45So let's first get a little bit of terminology
 0:48out of the way.
 0:49So what we have here, this is often known as
 0:52our coordinate plane.
 0:54These two numbers you could view as our coordinates.
 0:57Let me write this down.
 0:58These are coordinates.
 1:01These black lines are known as the axes.
 1:06Each one is an axis and the one that goes left right here,
 1:10this is known as the X axis,
 •Current transcript segment:1:14or it's typically known as the X axis.
 1:16In the future it might be called other things,
 1:18and the one that goes up down in the vertical direction,
 1:21this is typically known as the Y axis.
 1:24As you go further in math we might call it other things,
 1:27but most of the time it's going to be called the Y axis.
 1:31So how does three comma five,
 1:35how do these coordinates specify a point on this plane?
 1:39Well the way that we typically work it through,
 1:42the standard way that people will interpret these points,
 1:45it'll say all right, this first coordinate,
 1:49this is our X coordinate.
 1:51This is our X coordinate.
 1:54You can view it as how far do we move to the right
 1:57along the X axis.
 2:00So what you would do is you'd say all right
 2:02I'm gonna start right here
 2:04where my axes intersect and I'm gonna go three to the right.
 2:08One, two, three.
 2:10So my X coordinate says, all right my point is
 2:12going to be this far to the right.
 2:17This far to the right.
 2:19So it's gonna be somewhere on this vertical line.
 2:21This dotted line that I'm showing.
 2:23Everything on this vertical line
 2:25has an X coordinate of three.
 2:27Now what's the Y coordinate?
 2:29Another way I should say it, the second number
 2:31right over here.
 2:32This is the Y coordinate.
 2:35Y coordinate.
 2:37This tells us how far do we move up.
 2:40So one way to think about it,
 2:41you could start back where the axes intersect.
 2:44This point is actually called the origin.
 2:47Let me write that down.
 2:48That is the origin,
 2:51and so starting at the origin, move five up.
 2:55One, two, three, four, five.
 2:57So everything on this horizontal line that I'm drawing
 3:02has a Y coordinate of five.
 3:05So what point uniquely has both an X coordinate of three
 3:10and a Y coordinate of five?
 3:12Well you can see where those two lines intersect,
 3:15right over here.
 3:16Actually let me do that same blue color
 3:18that I wrote the coordinates in.
 3:20So this point right over here,
 3:22it has an X coordinate of three,
 3:25and it has a Y coordinate of five.
 3:29That is the point three comma five.
 3:32Now what is the coordinate of the origin?
 3:34Well the origin is zero to the right of the origin
 3:38and it's also zero above the origin.
 3:41So the coordinates there, the X coordinate is zero,
 3:44the Y coordinate is also zero.
 3:47Let's do a few more examples.
 3:49So let's say that I wanted to plot the point
 3:52two comma five.
 3:54Why don't you pause this.
 3:56Oh let me use a different number.
 3:58Two comma four.
 3:59Why don't you pause this video
 4:00and think about where that point would be
 4:02on this coordinate plane.
 4:04All right let's do it together.
 4:06So the first number is going to be our X coordinate.
 4:11It tells us how far do we move to the right.
 4:13So we move two to the right,
 4:14and then our second number says how far do we move up.
 4:18So first we're gonna move two to the right
 4:20and then we are going to move four up.
 4:23So you can say one two to the right
 4:25and then one two three four right over there.
 4:29This right over here is the point two comma four.
 4:33Notice is X coordinate.
 4:36How far to the right of the origin it is.
 4:40That is two and its Y coordinate,
 4:43how far above the origin is.
 4:45That is four.
 4:47Now let's go the other way around.
 4:49Let's say that I were to give you,
 4:52if I were to give you this point right over here.
 4:55What would its coordinates be?
 4:57Pause the video and try to figure that out.
 5:01All right, well we know it's gonna be two numbers.
 5:04So I'll do something comma something.
 5:07Now the first something, that's going to be
 5:10our X coordinate.
 5:11You could think of it,
 5:12what point on the X axis are we above?
 5:15You could think about how far to the right
 5:17of the origin we are,
 5:19and you can see that your X coordinate right over here is
 5:22if we just drop a vertical line straight down
 5:24from that point
 5:25it hits the X axis at four.
 5:27So that is four.
 5:28Another way to think about it we're one two three four
 5:31to the right of the Y axis.
 5:34Now how high are we?
 5:36How high above the X axis are we?
 5:38Well we're one above the X asis.
 5:41So this is gonna be four comma one.
 5:44Another way to think about it, if you just take a line
 5:47and you go straight to the left
 5:49you're going to hit the Y axis at the one right over here.
 5:52So the coordinates here are four comma one.
 5:56Now just so we don't get confused,
 5:58and when you first learn this,
 5:59the main point of confusion is remembering
 6:02that okay the first number is the X coordinate,
 6:05the second number is the Y coordinate.
 6:07One comma four would be a different point.
 6:10One comma four would be okay one in the X direction
 6:13and then four in the Y direction.
 6:16So this is one comma four over here.
 6:20So it's very important to realize that the standard
 6:23way of interpreting these numbers
 6:25is that the first one says how far do you move
 6:27to the right of the origin,
 6:30or how far do you move along the X axis
 6:33or where are you on the X axis,
 6:34and the second number is how far do you move
 6:36in the vertical direction,
 6:38or where are you relative to the Y,
 6:40or where are you in the vertical direction?

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

- [Instructor] You're probably familiar with the notion of a number line where we can take a number
and associate it with a point on the number line. So for example, the number two, I would go, I would
start at zero, I'd go one, two to the right, and I would end up right over there. What we're going to do
in this video is think about how do we take two numbers and associate them with a point on a plane
like this. So for example, you might have the two numbers three, comma five. How can these two
numbers be represented as a point on the plane, or how can these tell you where a point on the
plane is? So let's first get a little bit of terminology out of the way. So what we have here, this is often
known as our coordinate plane. These two numbers you could view as our coordinates. Let me write
this down. These are coordinates. These black lines are known as the axes. Each one is an axis and
the one that goes left right here, this is known as the X axis, or it's typically known as the X axis. In
the future it might be called other things, and the one that goes up down in the vertical direction, this
is typically known as the Y axis. As you go further in math we might call it other things, but most of
the time it's going to be called the Y axis. So how does three comma five, how do these coordinates
specify a point on this plane? Well the way that we typically work it through, the standard way that
people will interpret these points, it'll say all right, this first coordinate, this is our X coordinate. This is
our X coordinate. You can view it as how far do we move to the right along the X axis. So what you
would do is you'd say all right I'm gonna start right here where my axes intersect and I'm gonna go
three to the right. One, two, three. So my X coordinate says, all right my point is going to be this far
to the right. This far to the right. So it's gonna be somewhere on this vertical line. This dotted line that
I'm showing. Everything on this vertical line has an X coordinate of three. Now what's the Y
coordinate? Another way I should say it, the second number right over here. This is the Y
coordinate. Y coordinate. This tells us how far do we move up. So one way to think about it, you
could start back where the axes intersect. This point is actually called the origin. Let me write that
down. That is the origin, and so starting at the origin, move five up. One, two, three, four, five. So
everything on this horizontal line that I'm drawing has a Y coordinate of five. So what point uniquely
has both an X coordinate of three and a Y coordinate of five? Well you can see where those two
lines intersect, right over here. Actually let me do that same blue color that I wrote the coordinates in.
So this point right over here, it has an X coordinate of three, and it has a Y coordinate of five. That is
the point three comma five. Now what is the coordinate of the origin? Well the origin is zero to the
right of the origin and it's also zero above the origin. So the coordinates there, the X coordinate is
zero, the Y coordinate is also zero. Let's do a few more examples. So let's say that I wanted to plot
the point two comma five. Why don't you pause this. Oh let me use a different number. Two comma
four. Why don't you pause this video and think about where that point would be on this coordinate
plane. All right let's do it together. So the first number is going to be our X coordinate. It tells us how
far do we move to the right. So we move two to the right, and then our second number says how far
do we move up. So first we're gonna move two to the right and then we are going to move four up.
So you can say one two to the right and then one two three four right over there. This right over here
is the point two comma four. Notice is X coordinate. How far to the right of the origin it is. That is two
and its Y coordinate, how far above the origin is. That is four. Now let's go the other way around.
Let's say that I were to give you, if I were to give you this point right over here. What would its
coordinates be? Pause the video and try to figure that out. All right, well we know it's gonna be two
numbers. So I'll do something comma something. Now the first something, that's going to be our X
coordinate. You could think of it, what point on the X axis are we above? You could think about how
far to the right of the origin we are, and you can see that your X coordinate right over here is if we
just drop a vertical line straight down from that point it hits the X axis at four. So that is four. Another
way to think about it we're one two three four to the right of the Y axis. Now how high are we? How
high above the X axis are we? Well we're one above the X asis. So this is gonna be four comma
one. Another way to think about it, if you just take a line and you go straight to the left you're going to
hit the Y axis at the one right over here. So the coordinates here are four comma one. Now just so
we don't get confused, and when you first learn this, the main point of confusion is remembering that
okay the first number is the X coordinate, the second number is the Y coordinate. One comma four
would be a different point. One comma four would be okay one in the X direction and then four in the
Y direction. So this is one comma four over here. So it's very important to realize that the standard
way of interpreting these numbers is that the first one says how far do you move to the right of the
origin, or how far do you move along the X axis or where are you on the X axis, and the second
number is how far do you move in the vertical direction, or where are you relative to the Y, or where
are you in the vertical direction?