Question

. The coordinates of an ordered pair have opposite signs. In which quadrant(s) must the ordered pair lie? Explain.

Answer 1

in the second quadrant \(x\) is negative and \(y\) is positive
in the fourth quadrant \(x\) is positive and \(y\) is negative

Answer 2

this comes from how we define a coordinate axes, we say that we want one direction to be positive and one negative for both the x and the y axes