An ant moves 3 units along the positive direction of the X-axis from the origin and reaches a point P, then moves 4 units from P along the negative direction of the Y-axis and reaches a point Q. What are the coordinates of points P and Q?

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Since the ant is moving 3 units along the positive direction of x-axis from the origin.

The coordinate of point P is (3, 0) and then ant moves 4 units along the negative direction of y-axis.

Then the coordinates of point Q is (3, -4).

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An ant moves 3 units along the positive direction of the X-axis from the origin and reaches a point P, then moves 4 units from P along the negative direction of the Y-axis and reaches a point Q. What are the coordinates of points P and Q? [1 mark]

Since the ant is moving 3 units along the positive direction of x-axis from the origin. The coordinate of point P is (3, 0) and then ant moves 4 units along the negative direction of y-axis. Then the coordinates of point Q is (3, -4). [1 mark]

An ant moves 3 units along the positive direction of the X-axis from the origin and reaches a point P, then moves 4 units from P along the negative direction of the Y-axis and reaches a point Q. What are the coordinates of points P and Q?

[1 mark]

Since the ant is moving 3 units along the positive direction of x-axis from the origin.

The coordinate of point P is (3, 0) and then ant moves 4 units along the negative direction of y-axis.

Then the coordinates of point Q is (3, -4).

[1 mark]