document.write( "Question 80516: What is the plot of the point with coordinates (-4,3)? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "What is the plot of the point with coordinates (-4,3)?\r\n" );
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document.write( "First draw this set of axes, or get some graph paper:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first coordinate of (-4,3) is -4.  That is the \r\n" );
document.write( "x-coordinate. Find -4 on the horizontal axis, and\r\n" );
document.write( "draw a vertical line through -4, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The second coordinate of (-4,3) is 3.  That is the \r\n" );
document.write( "y-coordinate. Find 3 on the vertical axis, and\r\n" );
document.write( "draw a horizontal line through 3, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a dot where those two line cross:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Erase those two lines:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That \"o\" is the point (-4,3) plotted.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice it is directly above the -4 on the\r\n" );
document.write( "x-axis (the horizontal axis) and it is \r\n" );
document.write( "on the same level with 3 on the y-axis\r\n" );
document.write( "(the vertical axis).  When you have plotted\r\n" );
document.write( "a few points you will be able to plot them\r\n" );
document.write( "without having to draw in those two lines\r\n" );
document.write( "and them erase them.\r\n" );
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