Cartesian coordinate system
coordinate plane
Quadrant 1
positive, positive
Quadrants are named __________
counterclockwise starting from upper right
Quadrant 2
negative, positive
Quadrant 3
negative, negative
Quadrant 4
positive, negative
How to calculate distance between two points
d = square root of distance of x coordinates ^2 + distance of y coordinates ^2
How to find midpoint of two points
(x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
How to find slope of line
y2-y1/x2-x1
Horizontal lines slope =
0
vertical lines slope =
undefined
If two lines are parallel, their slopes are _
equal
If two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are _
negative reciprocals of each other