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What are the Coordinate Axes? Instructional VideoWhat are the Coordinate Axes? Instructional Video
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What are the Coordinate Axes?

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The coordinate axes are the x-axis, which is the horizontal axis, and the y-axis, which is the vertical axis. Remember, these axes go on forever.

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coordinate plane, ordered pairs, x-axis, y-axis

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coordinate plane, ordered pairs, coordinate axes, origin, x-axis, y-axis, math
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6th - 12th
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Math
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1:29
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