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21 Cards in this Set
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Who invented coordinate geometry?
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Rene DesCartes
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How many quadrants are there?
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4
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What is another name of the point of intersection of the two axes?
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origin
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What are the cordinates of the origin?
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(0,0)
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What is another name for the y-coordinate of a point?
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ordinate
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What is another name for the x- coordinate of a point?
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abscissa
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What is another name for the y-axis?
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vertical axis
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What is another name for the ordinate?
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y-coordinate
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In what quadrant is the point (3, -4)?
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IV
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what is the ordinate of the point (-2, 1)
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1
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In what quadrant is the point (-5, -6)?
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III
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What is the plural form of "axis"?
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axes
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What is another name for the abscissa?
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x-coordinate
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What kind of numbers do u use to label the quadrants?
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Roman numerals
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What is another name for the horizontal axis?
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x-axis
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What is another name for the vertical axis?
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y-axis
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In what quadrant is the point (7,0)?
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NONE!
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On what axis is the point (0, -4)?
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y axis
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On what quadrant is the point (-5, 0)
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x axis
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Is the point (7, 0) the same as (0, 7)?
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NO
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Is the point (-4, 5) the same as (5, -4)?
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NO
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