Question

Write the ordered pair that describes a point 12 units down from and 7 to the right of the origin

Answer 1

-12, 7 right?

Answer 2

(7,-12)

Answer 3

Are you sure?

Answer 4

(-12,7)

Answer 5

... which one is it??#qr

Answer 6

I think that (7,-12) is correct because that format is (x,y). If you go up or down, you're referring to the y-axis. If you go left/right or back/forward, you're referring to the x-axis. They tried to confuse you because they described the y-axis first. It's definitely (7,-12).

Answer 7

If you chose the natural x and y axes to be ua and down,then in general convention the answer is (7,-12)