Mathematics Grade 7

W3 - Lesson 4: Plots and Plotting on a

Cartesian Plane

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W3 - Lesson 1.......................................................................................... Circles

W3 - Lesson 2....................................... Area of Triangles and Parallelograms
W3 - Lesson 3.............................................................................Line Segments
W3 - Lesson 4................................... Parts and Plotting on a Cartesian Plane
W3 - Lesson 5..........................................................................Transformations
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Mathematics Grade 7
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Preview/Review W3 - Lesson 4
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Grade Seven Mathematics

W3 – Lesson 4:

Plots and Plotting on a

Cartesian Plane
Preview/Review Concepts W3 - Lesson 4 Mathematics Grade 7

W3 – Lesson 4: Plots and Plotting on a Cartesian

Plane

Objective:

• I can identify parts of a cartesian plane.

Cartesian plane

Also called a coordinate grid, the plane is formed when two

perpendicular number lines intersect at 0. The horizontal line is the x-axis,

and the vertical line is known as the y-axis. The point where the two lines

meet is called the origin. Each section of the grid is called a

quadrant (1, 2, 3, and 4).

y-axis

Quadrant 2 Quadrant 1

origin
x-axis

Quadrant 3 Quadrant 4

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Objective:

• I can plot points on a cartesian plane.

Ordered Pairs

A point on the plane is located by an ordered pair (x, y).

The first integer (x-coordinate) tells how far to go on the x axis. The second integer
(y-coordinate) tells how far to go on the y-axis.

Example: P(-5, 7) means a point labeled P that is 5 units left, and 7 units up.

P(-5, 7)

x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6
-2

-4

-6

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Practice:

1. a. Plot and label the following points on the grid below.

A(4, 5) B(-3, -1) C(-2, 4) D(0, 7) E(6, 0) F(3, -6)

y
b. What is the x
coordinate for point C?

6
c. What are the
coordinates for the 4
origin?
2

x
d. Which quadrant is -6 -4 -2 2 4 6
point B in? -2

-4

e. What is the y -6
coordinate for point D?

2. a. What are the coordinates of each point?

i. Q ii. R iii. S

y
b. Plot each point on the grid.
40
i. W(0, -15)
20
S ii. Z(30, 0)
x
Q -20 20 40
-40
-20R

-40

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Objective:

• I can create shapes and designs using points on a cartesian plane.

y Example: Points J, K, and L are three points of a

parallelogram, what coordinates should point M be to
40 complete the figure?
J
20 M(30, 20) would complete the parallelogram.
x
-40 -20 20 40
K L
-20

-40

Practice:

1. a. Draw a closed five sided figure on the grid below.

b. List the coordinates of the vertices for the figure you drew.
y

x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6
-2

-4

-6

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2. Plot and connect the following series of points.

a. Shape A: (2, 1), (2, 9), (9, 9)

b. Shape B: (-5, 1), (-1, 5), (-5, 9), (-9, 5)

c. Shape C: (6, -1), (9, -4), (4, -9), (1, -6)

d. Shape D: (-3, -2), (-5, -4), (-7, -2), (-9, -4), (-5, -8), (-1, -4)

x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6
-2

-4

-6

e. What quadrant is shape D in?

f. Is there a way to tell which quadrant shape A would be in before plotting the
points?

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3. Points A, B and C are the vertices of a square, what are the coordinates for point D
that would complete the square? Plot the coordinate and draw the shape.

40

B 20 C
x
-40 -20 20 40

-20
A
-40

4. a. Draw a Cartesian plane using appropriate units for the axes so the following
points can be plotted.

b. Plot the following points.

(-10, -10), (-5, 0), (20, -15), (30, 5), (5, 15), (10, 25), (-20, 20)

c. Connect the points in order. Which quadrant is the shape pointing to?

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1. Fill in the blanks.

a. An ordered pair is in Quadrant 1 when the x coordinate is a ____________

integer, and the y coordinate is a ____________ integer.

b. An ordered pair is in Quadrant 2 when the x coordinate is a ____________

integer, and the y coordinate is a ____________ integer.

c. An ordered pair is in Quadrant 3 when the x coordinate is a ____________

integer, and the y coordinate is a ____________ integer.

d. An ordered pair is in Quadrant 4 when the x coordinate is a ____________

integer, and the y coordinate is a ____________ integer.

e. When the x coordinate is equal to 0 the point is in no quadrant because it is on

the ____________.

f. When the y coordinate is equal to 0 the point is in no quadrant because it is on

the ____________.

2. a. Plot the following points.

y A(0, 30) B(10, 0)

40
C(-35, 0) D(-15, -15)
20
E(-20,-45) F(0, -30)
x
-40 -20 20 40 G(20, -45) H(15, -15)
-20
I(35, 0) J(10, 0)
-40
K(0, 30)

b. Connect the points in order from A to J. Which quadrants have a point of the
figure in them?

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3. Patrick was playing a game of Battleship with his brother. If his brothers’ ships
were arranged like the image below, what are the three coordinates Patrick needs to
win the game? (You are looking for the coordinates of the unmanned ships.)

4. a. Draw a Cartesian plane using an appropriate unit for the axes.

b. Plot the following points.

(30, 50), (30, 130), (10, 130), (10, 90), (-10, 130), (-30, 90), (-30, 130), (-50, 130),
(-50, 50), (-30, 50), (-10, 90), (10, 50)

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5. Plot and connect the points of each series.

y

2
2 4 6 x
-6 -4 -2
-2

-4

-6

a. (-3, -2)+(-1, -2) b. (1, -9)+(1, -5)+(3, -9)+(3, -5)

c. (10, 7)+(10, 5) d. (2, 5)+(0, 5)+(0, 9)+(2, 9)
e. (7, 7)+(8, 5) f. (0, 7)+(1, 7)
g. (-5, -9)+(-5, -5)+(-3, -5) h. (0, -2)+(2, -2)+(2, 0)+(0, 0)+(0, 2)+(2, 2)
i. (-5, -7)+(-4, -7) j. (4, 9)+(4, 5)
k. (-10, 9) + (-12, 8) + (-12, 6) + (-10, 5) +(-10, 7)+(-11, 7)
l. (-6, 5)+(-6, 9)+(-4, 9)+(-4, 5)+(-6, 5)
m. (-3, 5)+(-3, 9)+(-2, 6)+(-1, 9)+(-1, 5)
n. (-9, 7)+(-8, 7) o. (9, 9)+(10, 7)+(11, 9)
p. (3, 9)+(5, 9) q. (-3, 2)+(-1, 2)
r. (6, 5)+(6, 9)+(8, 9)+(8, 7)+(6, 7) s. (-2, -5)+(-2, -9)+(0, -9)+(0, -5)
t. (-2, -2)+(-2, 2) u. (-7, 5)+(-9, 5)+(-9, 9)+(-7, 9)

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