X And Y Axis

X and Y axis  

Hey kids Professor Eggbeard here today were going to talk about  

The X and Y axis  

Now before we get started the X and Y axis actually has a different name 

Yes, yes it does it’s actually called the Cartesian coordinate system yes the Cartesian coordinate system yes 

But instead of the long name we can say the x and y axis 

Now, now, now the x and y axis is like using graph paper yes 

Now on that graph paper whatever graph people you are using 

Youre going to draw a horizontal line across 

Now in the middle of the horizontal line you’re going to draw a vertical line up and down, up and down yes 

Now the vertical line you drew is called the y axis 

So that means the horizontal line you have drawn is called what? 

The x axis of course 

Now that you have drawn the graph right there in the middle where all for lines meet yes that is called the origin 

Now from the origin you are going to see tiny boxes all over yes 

From each box lying on that x and y axis  

You’re going to put numbers on them starting from the middle of the origin  

Going up and down, right and left from each box you see 

Now to begin remember start from the origin  

Now go to one in each direction of the axis  

Now go to the next box which is two 

Remember to put the number on the line not the box 

Now the next one which is three and go on until your axis stops 

Now remember you do have negative numbers  

So some of the axis have to be negative because you want to put negative numbers on there as well 

So all numbers on the left axis are negative  

And all numbers on the bottom right axis are negative as well  

So that means the other two sides are positive as well  

Now, just like the alphabet the x comes before the y  

So now if you want to graph coordinates such as 2, 1 

You would go over 2 spaces and up 1 

And also if you wanted to graph -2,-1 

We move 2 spaces to the left and 1 space down, yes 

Now, now, now before I end the lesson there is one more thing you should know 

With each four lines there is also 4 quadrants 

4 sections of the graph and those four quadrants you will label them in Roman numeral form 

The first quadrant is the upper right of the axis 

The second is the upper left of the axis 

The third is the bottom left of the axis 

And the fourth is the bottom right of the axis 

Now this lesson I hope you have a better understanding of the X and Y axis  

Signing off, Professor Eggbeard