Cartesian System
Cartesian System: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Coordinate System, Coordinate System in 2D, y Coordinate of a Point in 2D & Coordinates of a Point in 2D as an Ordered Pair etc.
Important Questions on Cartesian System
The ordinate of the point is _____.
The name of the horizontal line in the cartesian plane which determines the position of a point is called :
The square of abscissa of point is .

In the above figure, if coordinates of point are then find the value of .
Find the co-ordinates of points and from the given figure.

Write the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H shown in Figure.

Write the coordinates of points whose
(iv) ordinate is and lies on y-axis.
Write the coordinates of points whose
abscissa is and lies on x-axis
Write the coordinates of points whose
(ii) ordinate is and abscissa is
Write the coordinates of points whose
abscissa is and ordinate is
Write the name of the point where the horizontal and vertical lines intersect in the cartesian plane.
Write the name of each part of the plane formed by the horizontal and vertical lines in the Cartesian plane.
Write the name of the horizontal and the vertical lines drawn to determine the position of any point in the Cartesian plane.
Four students plotted line as shown below.
Who plotted the linecorrectly?
Kiran plotted two points P ($ -$2, 3) and Q (0, $ -$4) on a graph sheet.
Which of these graph sheets shows the points P and Q plotted correctly?
Ashwin, Rama, Rajani and Vinu are plotting points P($ -$4, 3) on a graph paper.
Shown below is how they moved their pencil tips from origin (0, 0) to locate the coordinates of P on the graph sheet.
Student | 1st movement | 2nd movement |
Ashwin | 4 units LEFT along x-axis | 3 units UP parallel to y-axis |
Rama | 3 units UP along y-axis | 4 units LEFT parallel to x-axis |
Rajani | 3 units RIGHT along x-axis | 4 units DOWN parallel to y-axis. |
Vinu | 4 units DOWN along y-axis | 3 units RIGHT parallel to x-axis |
Who located the point P($ -$4, 3) correctly?
Arun plotted graph of a line y = 4x – 1 on a graph sheet.
Which of the following coordinates lie on the line y = 4x$ -$1?
A point plotted on a graph sheet is shown below. is the origin.
The length of the line segment is _____ units.
Shown below is the line PQ plotted on a graph sheet. The coordinates of P is (0,5) and that of Q is (5, 0).
If a point R is marked on the line PQ such that its x-coordinate is 3, then its y-coordinate is _____.
