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I need help with a table to plot the points

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In order to plot a set of coordinates on a graph page, you would need to take account of every pair of x and y values provided. The line that goes horizontally is the x-axis (from left to right). All the negative values move from point zero (the origin).

The ordered pair, or the coordinates tells you where x and y intersect. For example, the first set of coordinates are (2, 9). That means, when x is 2, then y is 9.

Observe that x equals 2 on the right side of the horizontal axis. Next, you look for the spot where y equals 9.

Next step, you carefully trace the spot where x is 2, and trace it up a straight line and at the point where y equals 9 (at the upper part of the y axis), you put a tiny "X" to mark the spot where both values intersect.

Notice that while tracing from x, you move upwards, and while tracing from y, you move towards the right. That point defines the coordinates (2, 9) which is the first line on your table.

You follow a similar step for every one of the other coordinates, which are;


\begin{gathered} (2,9) \\ (4,3) \\ (6,-6) \\ (0,15) \\ (3,6) \\ (5,0) \\ ((7)/(3),8) \end{gathered}

Please note that I've just attached the same graph, but this time I've labelled the points one by one.

This should help with reading the coordinates at every point.

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