This math skill teaches how to determine the direction of a vector on a Cartesian grid using coordinates, explaining movements along the horizontal (X-axis, positive values indicating rightward movement) and vertical (Y-axis, negative values indicating downward movement).
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Cartesian grid direction from coordinates
Test your understanding of cartesian grid direction from coordinates by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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What direction does this set of coordinates, or vector, mean?
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These are cartesian grid coordinates, so the first, or 'X' is right, and the second, or 'Y' is up
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The first is 7, so we are going right by 7
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The second is negative 4, so we are going down by 4
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So our vector means right 7, down 4