Coordinates

Definition

An ordered pair $(x,y)$ that gives the position of a point: $x$ is the horizontal position and $y$ is the vertical position.

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Specification G11 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

An ordered pair $(x,y)$ that gives a point's horizontal and vertical position on coordinate axes.
On a square coordinate grid, you can turn a sloping segment into a right-angled triangle by drawing a horizontal step and a vertical step between its endpoints. Those two steps let you work out its length and steepness, even when neither is written on the diagram.
Revise: Coordinate Geometry

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Specification 7.01a, 8.01g · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

An ordered pair $(x,y)$ that gives the position of a point relative to the origin.
A coordinate grid uses two perpendicular number lines.
Revise: Coordinates
Revise: Coordinate Geometry

Keep each minus sign with its coordinate. For example, $(-3,2)$ and $(3,-2)$ are in different quadrants.