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What is an Ordered Pair? Instructional VideoWhat is an Ordered Pair? Instructional Video
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What is an Ordered Pair?

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An ordered pair is comprised of an x-value, and a y-value. The x-value always comes first, then the y-value in an ordered pair. This ordered pair represents a point on a coordinate plane. There are many meanings of an ordered pair and its point on a graph. Watch this video and see what the teacher has to say about ordered pairs.

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coordinate plane, ordered pairs

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ordered pair, coordinates, y), Graph, cartesian, coordinate plane, point, math
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
2:20
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