document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110698>Question 110698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Plot the point with coordinates (-4,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would that be a straight line from -4 to 0 on the y axis? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A point is a point, not a line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.<BR>\n" );
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