SOLUTION: Plot the point with coordinates (-4,0) Would that be a straight line from -4 to 0 on the y axis?

Question 110698: Plot the point with coordinates (-4,0)
Would that be a straight line from -4 to 0 on the y axis?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No.
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A point is a point, not a line.
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Ordered pairs, such as the one given in your problem, are constructed (x,y). In other words, the first number is the distance from the origin on the x axis, and the second number is the distance from the origin on the y axis.
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In your case, (-4,0) is the point 4 units to the left of the origin on the x axis; I've marked it Point A on the graph. This point is on the x-axis because the y coordinate is 0.
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Contrast this with the point (-4,1), that I've marked Point B on the graph. To plot this point, you would again move 4 units to the left of the origin on the x-axis, but then you would move 1 unit up.
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