Question

The map shows the location of four places in a city:
(Pic below)

John's house is in the same quadrant as the school. Which of the following could be the coordinates of John's house?

(3, 5)
(−3, 5)
(3, −5)
(−3, −5)

Answer 1

ok sorry

Answer 2

mhm

Answer 3

Any ideas!

Answer 4

nopee lol

Answer 5

Wait, do you understand what "quadrant" means?

Answer 6

Yeah

Answer 7

If you do, you can beat this question without help.

Answer 8

hmmm

Answer 9

A quadrant is one of the four regions into which the coordinate axes separate the plane.

Answer 10

I feel like his house is in quadrant 3

Answer 11

But the question said his house is in the same quadrant as the school.

Answer 12

yeahh thats why i don't understand, in the quadrant the school is in it doesnt have (3, or 5)

Answer 13

the quadrant the schools in*

Answer 14

It does.

Answer 15

so. like would it be a? @Isaiah.Feynman

Answer 16

Just focus on the signs of the x- and y-coordinates, not the exact number.

Answer 17

mkay

Answer 18

You got it :-)

Answer 19

Thank you :)

Answer 20

a is the first quadrant because the signs of both coordinates is positive.

Answer 21

Good job!

Answer 22

thanks :)