SOLUTION: A(1,-3) " plot the coordinate plane . Describe the location of the point.

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Question 777912: A(1,-3)

" plot the coordinate plane . Describe the location of the point.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Plot a Single Point
Start at the origin (where the the x and y axis intersect)


Now move your pencil 1 units to the right


We move 1 units in this direction since the x-coordinate is 1 (its the first number of the pair)







Now go 3 units down


We move 3 units in this direction since the y-coordinate is -3 (its the second number of the pair)






Plot a point where the pencil lands





So here is the point (1,-3)







Note: this point is in quadrant IV (quadrant 4)