Question

Starting from the origin, how is point ( – 5, 4) plotted?
Question 1 options:

Move 4 units down and 5 units right.

Move 4 units left and 5 units up.

Move 5 units left and 4 units up.

Move 5 units down and 4 units right.

Answer 1

the x coordinate is left and right
the y coordinate is up and down

negative in the x means left
positive in the x means right

negative in the y means down
positive in the y means up

do you understand this?

Answer 2

No not at all.

Answer 3

http://www.pleacher.com/mp/mgifs/gifs2/grapha.jpg
refer to something like this
start in the middle

if we have (-2,-2)
that means we go 2 units left and 2 units down

Answer 4

Got the answer, your help didn't do anything!

Answer 5

you don't want help, you want answers. this isn't the place for you

Answer 6

It actually is im passing my math class because of online users giving me the answers (:

Answer 7

I thank them so much !!

Answer 8

the way math works is kinda like building blocks. the stuff you're doing now gets more complex. you're kinda just shooting yourself in the foot by doing this, it's not even hard concepts. children can be doing this

Answer 9

I hope so, i sure don't want them to be failing and making the mistakes i did but i'm going to keep doing it till i finish the year!