Question

If an ant starts from the origin on a Cartesian plane and moves 5 units east and then 3 units north, it reaches _____.

• A. (5,3)
• B. (5,5)
• C. (3,5)
• D. (3,3)

Answer 1

The correct option is A (5,3)

The ant moves 5 units east i.e. 5 units to the right of origin on the x-axis, so the position of the ant will be (5,0).

Now, it moves 3 units in the direction of north i.e., 3 units from (5,0) in the positive y-axis. So, the final position of the ant will be (5,3).

Hence, the ant reaches (5,3).