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Coordinate Plane: Quadrants and Axes
Use the signs of x- and y-coordinates to name the quadrant, axis, or origin where a point lies.
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Use the signs first
A point such as (4, -5) tells you two signed distances from the origin. The first coordinate is x, the second is y. For these questions, you usually do not need to draw a full graph: read the signs and then name the region.