y
V E R T I C A L
First we look at how far ACROSS the grid the point is, this is on the horizontal axis.
4 3
Then we look at how far up the point is, this is on the vertical axis.
2 1
0
x 1
2
3
HORIZONTAL
4
5
y
V E R T I C A L
We write the numbers with the horizontal number first:
4 3
2 We separate the numbers with a comma.
1
0
x 1
2
3
HORIZONTAL
4
5
y
V E R T I C A L
4 3
2 We put brackets around the co-ordinates.
1
0
x 1
2
3
HORIZONTAL
4
5
10 9 8 V E R T I C A L
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
1
2
3
4 5 6 HORIZONTAL
7
8
9
10
5 4 3 2 1 0
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 0
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 0
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1 -5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
5 4 3 2 1
-5 -4
-3
-2
-1 0
-1 -2 -3 -4 -5
1
2
3
4
5
Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the straight s(2,6) and T(2,-4)
Let M be the midpoint of ST. The x-coordinate of M= The y-coordinate of M=
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