Polygons on the Coordinate Plane

Use the coordinate plane to plot and connect A (3,2), B (3,7), and C (8,2). Name the shape and determine the area of the polygon.

Patrick mapped his running route by connecting the locations on the map. The locations are listed in order, with each unit representing 1/2 mile. He began running at the GYM (6,-4), ran to SCHOOL (-3,-4), then by the CHURCH (-3,4), passed by CITY HALL (6,4) and back to the GYM (6,-4). How many miles did Patrick run on this route?1

Use the map of the Lake Superior: Which quadrant contains Williams Island?

What is the ordered pair for the origin?

Which quadrant does the following ordered pair lie in ? (-5,-9)

What tells how far up or down the point is from 0 on the y-axis.

What is a pair of numbers (x,y) that describes the location of a point.

What is the system of two intersecting number lines, the x-axis and the y-axis.

You can use ordered pairs to draw each _____________, or corner, of a polygon.

What tells how far right or left the point is from 0 on the x-axis?

How many units is the length of a line segment PQ if its endpoints are P (10,-3) and Q (10, 5)

Use the map of the Lake Superior: What is the ordered pair that represents the location of the Superior?

Use the map of the Lake Superior: What is the ordered pair that represents the location of the Bermuda?

Use the given coordinates to find the length of each line segment. A (-8,8) B (-8,2) Length of AB=________units

Which quadrant does the following ordered pair lie in? (10,-2)

Use the map of the Lake Superior: In which quadrant is the Stephen M. Selvick located?

Plot and connect the points E(-7,-2), F (-3,-2) G (-3,-6) and H (-7,-6). Name the shape and determine the area of the polygon.

Which quadrant does the following ordered pair lie in? (8,5)

Which quadrant does the following ordered pair lie in? (-7,9)

How many units is the length of a line segments YZ if its endpoints are Y (-3,7) and (-3,2)?