Question

Plot the ordered pairs in a coordinate plane. $$(2,5),(0,-1),(3,1)$$

Short answer

The ordered pairs (2,5), (0,-1), and (3,1) have been plotted on the coordinate plane.

Step-by-step solution

Understand the coordinates

The first thing to do is understand what each ordered pair means. Every ordered pair represents a point with coordinates ‘x’ and ‘y’. The first number in an ordered pair is always the ‘x’ coordinate and the second number is the ‘y’ coordinate.

Plotting (2,5)

Beginning with the first ordered pair, (2,5). To plot this point, look at the first number, which is 2. This is the x-coordinate. Moving along the x-axis, 2 steps to the right from the origin (0,0). Next, look at the second number, which is 5. This is the y-coordinate. From the current position, move upwards along the y-axis 5 steps. Mark this point.

Plotting (0,-1)

The next point to plot is (0,-1). The x-coordinate is 0, meaning you do not move left or right from the origin on the x-axis. The y-coordinate is -1, so from the origin, move 1 step down along the y-axis. Mark this point.

Plotting (3,1)

The final point to plot from our ordered pairs is (3,1). For this point, the x-coordinate is 3. So, from the origin, move 3 steps to the right along the x-axis. Next, the y-coordinate is 1. From the current position, move 1 step up along the y-axis. Mark this point.