When you specify a point like this:
(12,4)
you are specifying a coordinate pair. The first value is for the horizontal
(x-axis) and the second value is for the vertical (y-axis).
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It is more proper to refer to the "dots" as points, but you probably get the
idea either way. Also the x-axis is sometimes referred to as the horizontal
axis and the y-axis is sometimes referred to as the vertical axis. So, when
we describe the location of a point we also specify the horizontal value
first and then the vertical value.
When you specify a point like this:
(12,4)
you are specifying a coordinate pair. The first value is for the horizontal
(x-axis) and the second value is for the vertical (y-axis).
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In the next activity you will use the first method of describing the
location of a dot. You will enter the coordinate pair without spaces like
this:
(7,11)
Remember the x-value always comes first and the y-value comes second.
Now you get to try a few for yourself.