SOLUTION: 1. Given that x and y are both positive numbers, which answer below describes the quadrant that the point (−x, y) is in? A. quadrant I B. quadrant II C. quadrant III D. q

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Question 1001756: 1. Given that x and y are both positive numbers, which answer below describes the quadrant that the point (−x, y) is in?
A. quadrant I
B. quadrant II
C. quadrant III
D. quadrant IV
E. not enough information given
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is quadrant 2, where y is still positive, but x is negative.
quadrant 4 has x positive and y negative.
B