1. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. P.2 Cartesian Coordinate System

2. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 2 What you’ll learn about Cartesian Plane Absolute Value of a Real Number Distance Formulas Midpoint Formulas Equations of Circles Applications … and why These topics provide the foundation for the material that will be covered in this textbook.

3. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 3 The Cartesian Coordinate Plane or Rectangular Coordinate System          

4. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 4 Quadrants         

5. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 5 Absolute Value of a Real Number

6. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 6 Example Using the Definition of Absolute Value

7. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 7 Solution

8. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 8 Properties of Absolute Value

9. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 9 Distance Formula (Number Line)

10. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 10 Distance Formula (Coordinate Plane)

11. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 11 The Distance Formula using the Pythagorean Theorem

12. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 12 Example Finding the Distance Between Two Points                        

13. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 13 Solution                        

14. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 14 Midpoint Formula (Number Line)

15. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 15 Midpoint Formula (Coordinate Plane)

16. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 16 Standard Form Equation of a Circle

17. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 17 Standard Form Equation of a Circle

18. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 18 Example Finding Standard Form Equations of Circles

19. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 19 Example Finding Standard Form Equations of Circles

20. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 20 Quick Review

21. Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide P.2 - 21 Quick Review Solutions