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Coordinates: plotting
Use the pointers buttons to move the point P and see how its coordinates change.


The position of a point on a graph is described by giving its coordinates. This is a pair of numbers within brackets, for example the point A above is at (3,2). The first number shows the distance from the origin in the "x direction", the distance horizontally to the right. The second number shows the distance from the origin in the "y direction", vertically upwards.

basic graph details


a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
d1 d2 d3 d4
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