Matching Pairs Lesson 13 VocabularyOnline version Match the term and definition with the example. by Tracy Harrison 1 Equivalent Ratios: two ratios that express the same comparison. Multiplying both numbers in the ratio a : b by a nonzero number n results in the equivalent ratio na : nb. 2 graph (noun) 3 graph (verb) 4 y-coordinate: the second number in an ordered pair. It tells the point’s vertical distance from the x-axis. 5 x-coordinate: the first number in an ordered pair. It tells the point’s horizontal distance from the y-axis. 6 x-axis: the horizontal number line in the coordinate plane. 7 y-axis: the vertical number line in the coordinate plane. 8 Ordered Pair: a pair of numbers, (x, y), that describes the location of a point in the coordinate plane. The x-coordinate gives the point’s horizontal distance from the y-axis, and the y-coordinate gives the point’s vertical distance from the x-axis. 9 Coordinate Plane: a two-dimensional space formed by two perpendicular number lines called axes. 6 : 8 is equivalent to 3 : 4 a diagram that shows data or relationships between values or quantities. to show something with a graph.